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stress mark vs accent mark

accent mark vs stress mark

stress mark and accent mark both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
stress mark Yes No No No
accent mark Yes No No No
As nouns, accent mark is a hypernym of stress mark; that is, accent mark is a word with a broader meaning than stress mark:
  • stress mark: a mark indicating the stress on a syllable
  • accent mark: a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
Other hypernyms of stress mark include accent.
stress mark (noun) accent mark (noun)
a mark indicating the stress on a syllable a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
Difference between stress mark and accent mark

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