From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:
accented
adj 1: used of syllables; "a tonic syllables carries the main
stress in a word" [syn: tonic] [ant: atonic]
2: used of syllables or musical beats [syn: heavy, strong]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Accent \Ac*cent"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Accented; p. pr. & vb.
n. Accenting.] [OF. accenter, F. accentuer.]
[1913 Webster]
1. To express the accent of (either by the voice or by a
mark); to utter or to mark with accent.
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2. To mark emphatically; to emphasize.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
accented \accented\ adj.
1. (Phonology) having the main stress of a word; -- used of
syllables
Syn: tonic (vs. atonic)
[WordNet 1.5]
2. 1 being pronounced with sterss; -- used of syllables
Syn: heavy, strong
[WordNet 1.5]