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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A stress produced by a change, especially a rise, in pitch as distinguished from increased volume.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun emphasis that results from pitch rather than loudness
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