nonstress en · NOUN
Etymology
From non- + stress.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The absence of stress.
In addition, the line-turn can act as a virtual syllable, in iambics creating promotions from two instead of three nonstresses at the end of a line [...]
2002, Graham Parry, Joad Raymond, Milton and the Terms of Liberty, →ISBN, page 40:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| nonstresses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |