nonictus

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Definition of nonictus

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noun

(countable, uncountable)The absence of ictus.

“The strong (ictic) positions in the English iamb are predominantly stressed, the weak (nonictic) positions are predominantly unstressed; that is, the mean ratio of missing ictic stresses and of stressed syllables on nonictuses may reach 25%, ...”

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From non- + ictus.

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