secondary stress

US /ˈsek.ən.der.i ˈstres/
UK /ˈsek.ən.der.i ˈstres/
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acento secundario

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'.
En la palabra 'elevator', el acento secundario recae en la primera sílaba 'el'.
Linguists use special symbols to mark secondary stress in phonetic transcriptions.
Los lingüistas usan símbolos especiales para marcar el acento secundario en las transcripciones fonéticas.