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tongue depressor
tongue-in-cheek
tongue-lashing
tongue-tie
tongue-tied
tongue twister
tongue worm
tonic
tonic accent
tonic sol-fa
tonic water
tonicity
tonight
tonk
tonka bean
Tonkin, Gulf of
Tonle Sap
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tonic accent
ton·ic ac·cent


noun 
Definition:
 
1. musical accent produced by higher pitch: a musical accent produced by higher pitch, not by stress
2. syllable stress created by higher pitch: a stress on a syllable created through a change in pitch
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