accent+(noun)

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• accent mark — noun a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation • Syn: ↑accent • Derivationally related forms: ↑accentual (for: ↑accent), ↑accentuate (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• accent — ► NOUN 1) a way of pronouncing a language, associated with a country, area, or social class. 2) an emphasis given to a syllable, word, or note. 3) a mark on a letter or word indicating how a sound is pronounced or stressed. 4) a particular… …   English terms dictionary

• accent*/ — [ˈæks(ə)nt] noun I 1) [C] a way of pronouncing words that shows what country, region, or social class you come from an upper class British accent[/ex] Tom hasn t lost his broad Irish accent.[/ex] 2) [C] a mark above a letter that shows how you… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• accent — 1. The noun is stressed on the first syllable and the verb (meaning ‘to lay stress on, to emphasize’ in various senses) on the second. 2. In general use, an accent is ‘individual, local, or national mode of pronunciation’, as in a Scottish accent …   Modern English usage

• accent — noun /ˈæksɛnt / (say aksent) 1. the distinctive character of a vowel or syllable determined by its degree or pattern of stress or musical tone. 2. any one of the degrees or patterns of stress used in a particular language as essential features of …  

• noun and verb differences — The following table lists differences of stress, pronunciation, and spelling when the same word is used as a noun and a verb, for example compound, escort, practice/practise, record, and use. Differences are marked by the letters s (= difference… …   Modern English usage

• accent mark — noun Date: 1884 1. a. accent 5a b. accent 8 2. a. a symbol used to indicate musical stress b. a mark placed after a letter designating a note of music to indicate in which octave the note occurs …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• accent — noun aks(ə)nt, sɛnt 1》 a particular way of pronouncing a language, associated with a country, area, or social class. 2》 an emphasis given to a syllable, word, or note in speech or music. 3》 a special emphasis: the accent is on participation. 4》 a …   English new terms dictionary

• accent — noun 1) a Scottish accent Syn: pronunciation, intonation, enunciation, articulation, inflection 2) the accent is on comfort Syn: emphasis, stress, priority, importance, prominence …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• accent grave — noun A grave accent …   Wiktionary

• accent acute — noun A synonym of acute accent …   Wiktionary