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Primary stress

British pronunciation/pɹˈaɪməɹi stɹˈɛs/
American pronunciation/pɹˈaɪmɚɹi stɹˈɛs/
Primary stress
[NOUN]
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(phonetics) the strongest emphasis in a word of two or more syllables when it is uttered

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Examples
1"Talk" is the primary stress here.
2Primary stress is on the last syllable, C. Washington DC.
3Primary stress is on the first syllable - AR-thur.
4Primary stress is the longest syllable, the longest beat.
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