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Metrical stress, in poetry
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ictus
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n. 1 the pulse 2 (context medicine English) A sudden attack, blow, stroke, or seizure, as in a sunstroke, the sting of an insect, pulsation of an artery, etc. 3 (context prosody English) The stress of voice laid upon an accented syllable of a word. Compare ...
Usage examples of ictus.
She could only repeat her demand, in a cry that reached its ictus in a sob.