Stress of Emphasis Placed on a Word or Syllable
This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from All Things Water, Group 1283, Puzzle 2 (Coastal Lagoon).
Question is: Stress of Emphasis Placed on a Word or Syllable
and the answer is: ACCENT
Word Meaning:
ACCENT — (linguistics) A higher-pitched or stronger (louder or longer) articulation of a particular syllable of a word or phrase in order to distinguish it from the others or to emphasize it.
Definitions from Wiktionary.