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Definition of secondary stress noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

secondary stress

noun
 
/ˌsekəndri ˈstres/
 
/ˌsekənderi ˈstres/
 [uncountable, countable] (phonetics)
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  1. the second strongest stress that is put on a syllable in a word or a phrase when it is spoken compare primary stressTopics Languagec1
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