secondary stress
US /ˈsek.ən.der.i ˈstres/
UK /ˈsek.ən.der.i ˈstres/
1.
a stress that is weaker than primary stress but stronger than tertiary stress (or unstressed syllables)
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In the word 'elevator', the secondary stress falls on the first syllable 'el'.
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Linguists use special symbols to mark secondary stress in phonetic transcriptions.