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Answer for the clue "Rhythmical stress ", 5 letters:
ictus

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
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 ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease; "he suffered an epileptic seizure" [syn: seizure , raptus ]

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ictus \Ic"tus\, n. [L., fr. icere, ictum, to strike.] (Pros.) The stress of voice laid upon accented syllable of a word. Cf. Arsis . (Med.) A stroke or blow, as in a sunstroke, the sting of an insect, pulsation of an artery, etc.

Usage examples of ictus.

She could only repeat her demand, in a cry that reached its ictus in a sob.