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pitch accent noun

  • (phonology) Any of a variety of restricted tone systems that use variations in pitch to give prominence to a syllable or mora within a word. The placement of this tone or the way it is realized can give different meanings to otherwise similar words.
 高低アクセント, ピッチアクセント, 音声高さアクセント, 高さアクセント
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