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Some nouns that stress the first syllable are:

  • alphabet: al pha bet
  • balance: bal ance
  • carpet: car pet
  • dictionary: dic tion a ry
  • exit: ex it
  • feature: fea ture
  • garbage: gar bage
  • hero: he ro
  • igloo: ig loo
  • January: Jan u ar y
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