<Tr> <Th> Entity (decimal) </Th> <Td> ​ & #716; </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Unicode (hex) </Th> <Td> U + 02CC </Td> </Tr> <P> In linguistics, and particularly phonology, stress or accent is relative emphasis or prominence given to a certain syllable in a word, or to a certain word in a phrase or sentence . This emphasis is typically caused by such properties as increased loudness and vowel length, full articulation of the vowel, and changes in pitch . The terms stress and accent are often used synonymously in this context, but they are sometimes distinguished . For example, when emphasis is produced through pitch alone, it is called pitch accent, and when produced through length alone, it is called quantitative accent . When caused by a combination of various intensified properties, it is called stress accent or dynamic accent; English uses what is called variable stress accent . </P> <P> Since stress can be realised through a wide range of phonetic properties, such as loudness, vowel length, and pitch, which are also used for other linguistic functions, it is difficult to define stress solely phonetically . </P>

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