English Explanatory Dictionary

stress timing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of isochrony in a language such that syllables may last different amounts of time, but there is a fairly constant amount of time between consecutive stressed syllables.

Word forms

stress timing

Related words

stress-timed
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