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Having an independent accent
Answer for the clue "Having an independent accent ", 9 letters:
orthotone
Word definitions for orthotone in dictionaries
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.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.