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stress mark
noun
: a mark (such as ˈ or ˌ) used to show the part of a word that should be given greater stress when it is spoken
Full Definition of STRESS MARK
: a mark used with (as before, after, or over) a written syllable in the respelling of a word to show that this syllable is to be stressed when spoken : accent mark
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First Known Use of STRESS MARK
1888
Rhymes with STRESS MARK
aardvark, airpark, anarch, autarch, ballpark, benchmark, birthmark, blue shark, bookmark, check mark, chop mark, debark, demark, Denmark, D-mark, earmark, embark, endarch, exarch, footmark, futhark, Graustark, hallmark, hash mark, horned lark, ironbark, landmark, Lamarck, monarch, Petrarch, pitch-dark, Plutarch, pockmark, postmark, pressmark, pugmark, reichsmark, remark, remarque, Remarque, ringbark, seamark, shagbark, sitzmark, skylark, soapbark, space mark, tanbark, tetrarch, theme park, tidemark, titlark, touchmark, trademark, whale shark
STRESS MARK Defined for Kids
stress mark
noun
Definition of STRESS MARK for Kids
: a mark used to show what part or syllable of a written word should be stressed when spoken
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