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gravo-acute accent

/ˌɡɹɑːvəʊəˈkjuːt ˈæksənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gravo-a-cute ac-cent
IPA
/ˌɡɹɑːvəʊəˈkjuːt ˈæksənt/
26
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dipping tone, or the diacritic that denotes it, similar in form to the breve (˘) and the háček (ˇ).

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From gravo- + acute + accent.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˌɡɹɑːvəʊəˈkjuːt ˈæksənt/

Usage

Questions

How do you pronounce gravo-acute accent?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɡɹɑːvəʊəˈkjuːt ˈæksənt/.
What does gravo-acute accent mean?
A dipping tone, or the diacritic that denotes it, similar in form to the breve (˘) and the háček (ˇ).
Where does gravo-acute accent come from?
From gravo- + acute + accent.

How to pronounce gravo-acute accent

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