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Adjective: unaccented  ,ún'ak-sun-tid or ,ún,ak'sen-tid
  1. Used of syllables
    "an unaccented syllable carries no stress";
    - atonic
     
  2. (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress
    - light, weak

See also: unstressed