stress mark

noun

: a mark used with (as by being placed before, after, or over) a written syllable in the respelling of a word to show that this syllable is to be stressed when spoken : accent mark

Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

stress mark

noun

: a mark used with (as before, after, or over) a written syllable in the respelling of a word to show that this syllable is to be stressed when spoken : accent mark