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atonic

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Adjective

used of syllables
- an atonic syllable carries no stress

characterized by a lack of tonus

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Antonyms:
tonic accented

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "atonic":
adonic atomic atonic autonomic at once adonis atomise atomize
Words contain "atonic":
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Words contain "atonic" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
atonic unaccented

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