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Answer for the clue "Having an independent accent ", 9 letters:
orthotone

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. (context grammar English) Retaining the accent; not enclitic; said of certain indefinite pronouns and adverbs when used interrogatively, which, when not so used, are ordinarilly enclitic.

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Orthotone \Or"tho*tone\, a. [Ortho- + Gr. ? tone, accent.] (Gr. Gram.) Retaining the accent; not enclitic; -- said of certain indefinite pronouns and adverbs when used interrogatively, which, when not so used, are ordinarilly enclitic.