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Meaning of nonictus | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The absence of ictus.

countable, uncountable

Examples

“The strong (ictic) positions in the English iamb are predominantly stressed, the weak (nonictic) positions are predominantly unstressed; that is, the mean ratio of missing ictic stresses and of stressed syllables on nonictuses may reach 25%, ...”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

nonidea nonidealist nonideality nonidealogue nonidentical nonidentifiability

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