I'm trying to learn how to determine the pitch accent of words from
monolingual accent dictionaries. In this case the word in question is 何より,
which can have Atamadaka or Heiban pitch. According to my list of dictionary
entries, this word has two forms: no-adj form, and adverb form:

> [![enter image description
> here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/eROrG.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/eROrG.jpg)

**Question 1:** Am I correctly parsing that this word can take either
Atamadaka or Heiban pitch as either a no-adj or adverb?

**Question 2:** What is meant by the "それは~だ" entries? Is "何より" supposed to be
filled in place of "~"?
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pitch-accent dictionary
Determining Pitch of 何より from Accent Dictionaries
I think 1. is accent [0] な↑により 2, 3, 4, 5 are accent[1] な↓により, but not so
strict in this case.
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