Adjective
- 1. atonic (vs. tonic), unaccented
- usage: used of syllables; "an atonic syllable carries no stress"
- 2. unaccented, light, weak, unstressed (vs. stressed)
- usage: (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress; "a syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable"; "a weak stress on the second syllable"
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