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Beat Stress Crossword Clue

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noun

• distinctive manner of oral expression

• special importance or significance

• the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people

• the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)

• a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation

verb

• to stress, single out as important

• put stress on; utter with an accent

37%6Beat
noun

• the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)

• (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense

• special emphasis attached to something

• difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension

• (physics) force that produces strain on a physical body

verb

• to stress, single out as important

• put stress on; utter with an accent

• test the limits of

• to suffer from stress

27%11 Accenting a weak beat instead of a strong beat
noun

• (phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle')

• a musical rhythm accenting a normally weak beat

• music (especially dance music) that has a syncopated rhythm

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