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noun
- 1. a distinctive way of pronouncing a language, especially one associated with a particular country, area, or social class: "a strong American accent" Similar
- 2. a distinct emphasis given to a syllable or word in speech by stress or pitch: "the accent falls on the middle syllable" Similar
verb
- 1. emphasize (a particular feature): "fabrics which accent the background colours in the room" Similar Opposite
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a special emphasis given to a particular syllable in a word, word in a sentence, or note in a set of musical notes: The accent falls on the final syllable. the accent is on something. great importance is given to a particular thing or quality: This season the accent is definitely on long, flowing, romantic clothes. See more.
The meaning of ACCENT is an effort in speech to stress one syllable over adjacent syllables; also : the stress thus given a syllable. How to use accent in a sentence.
the word or part of a word that you emphasize when you are speaking: In the word ' impossible ' the accent is on the second syllable. the accent on sth. particular importance or attention that you give to something: a wonderful menu with the accent on fresh fish.
Someone who speaks with a particular accent pronounces the words of a language in a distinctive way that shows which country, region, or social class they come from.
a mark indicating stress or some other distinction in pronunciation or value. a musical tone or pattern of pitch inherent in a particular language either as a feature essential to the identification of a vowel or a syllable or to the general acoustic character of the language. Compare tone ( def 7 ). Often accents.
An accent is a stress or emphasis on a particular part of something, usually a word. Pronounce the word "doofus" with the accent on the first syllable: DOO-fuss. Accent comes from the Latin accentus, which means "the intonation of singing." We use accent for different kinds of emphasis in speech.
Definition of accent noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1 [countable, uncountable] a way of pronouncing the words of a language that shows which country, area, or social class a person comes from a Southern/New York/Greek/British accent a heavy/thick accent (= one that is very noticeable) She spoke English with an accent. compare dialect
ac·cent. (ăk′sĕnt′) n. 1. The relative prominence of a particular syllable of a word by greater intensity or by variation or modulation of pitch or tone. 2. Vocal prominence or emphasis given to a particular syllable, word, or phrase. 3. A characteristic pronunciation, especially: a.
prominence of a syllable in terms of differential loudness, or of pitch, or length, or of a combination of these. degree of prominence of a syllable within a word and sometimes of a word within a phrase: primary accent; secondary accent.
