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Atonic
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Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. A word that has no accent.
2. An element of speech entirely destitute of vocality, or produced by the breath alone; a nonvocal or surd consonant; a breathing. Rush.
3. A remedy capable of allaying organic excitement or irritation. Dunglison.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
1. Characterized by atony, or want of vital energy; as, an atonic disease.
2. Unaccented; as, an atonic syllable.
3. Destitute of tone vocality; surd. Rush.