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What is two syllables together with an accent on the second one called?

Two syllables together with an accent on the second one is called an iamb.

An iamb is a metrical foot in poetry that consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.

For example, the word "again" is an iamb. The first syllable ("a") is unstressed, while the second syllable ("gain") is stressed.

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