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/sil"euh beuhl tuymd'/, adj. Phonet. (of a language)having a rhythm in which syllables are approximately equal in duration and thus tend to follow each other at regular intervals of time. Cf. stress-timed.
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syllable-timed — /sil euh beuhl tuymd /, adj. Phonet. (of a language) having a rhythm in which syllables are approximately equal in duration and thus tend to follow each other at regular intervals of time. Cf. stress timed. * * * ˈsyllable timed 7 [syllable… … Useful english dictionary
syllable-timed — UK / US adjective linguistics in a syllable timed language, each syllable has a regular rhythm and there are no stresses See: stress timed … English dictionary
stress-timed — /stres tuymd /, adj. Phonet. (of a language) having a rhythm in which stressed syllables tend to occur at regular intervals of time, regardless of the number of intervening unstressed syllables. Cf. syllable timed. * * * stress timed UK US… … Useful english dictionary
stress-timed — UK / US adjective linguistics in a stress timed language, there is a regular pattern of stressed syllables See: syllable timed … English dictionary
stress-timed — /stres tuymd /, adj. Phonet. (of a language) having a rhythm in which stressed syllables tend to occur at regular intervals of time, regardless of the number of intervening unstressed syllables. Cf. syllable timed. * * * … Universalium
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