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   accent

   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 pronunciationintonationenunciationelocutionarticulationinflectiontonemodulationcadencetimbreutterancemanner of speakingspeech patternspeechdictiondeliverybrogueburrdrawltwangrare:orthoepy
   • 2. a distinct emphasis given to a syllable or word in speech by stress or pitch: "the accent falls on the middle syllable" Similar stressemphasisaccentuationforceprominenceprimary stresssecondary stressbeatrhythmpulsetechnical:toneictus
   • ▪ a mark on a letter, typically a vowel, to indicate pitch, stress, or vowel quality: "a circumflex accent" Similar markdiacriticdiacritical markaccent marksign
   • ▪ an emphasis on a particular note or chord: "short fortissimo accents"
   • 3. a special or particular emphasis: "the accent is on participation" Similar emphasisstresspriorityimportanceprominence
   • ▪ a feature which gives a distinctive visual emphasis to something: "blue woodwork and accents of red"

   verb

   • 1. emphasize (a particular feature): "fabrics which accent the background colours in the room" Similar focus attention onbring/call/draw attention topoint upunderlineunderscoreaccentuatehighlightspotlightforegroundfeaturegive prominence tomake more prominentmake more noticeableplay upbring to the foreheightenstressweightemphasizeput/lay emphasis onOpposite maskdivert attention from
   • ▪ play (a note or beat) with emphasis: "the quick tempo means there is less scope for accenting offbeat notes"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘intonation’): from Latin accentus ‘tone, signal, or intensity’ (from ad- ‘to’ + cantus ‘song’), translating Greek prosōidia ‘a song sung to music, intonation’.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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   • English (US)

     ACCENT meaning: 1. the way in which people in a particular...

   • Znaczenie Accent, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     ACCENT definicja: 1. the way in which people in a particular...

   • Accent: Arabic Translation

     ACCENT translate: لَكنة, علامة فوق حرف لبيان طريقة نطقه....

   • Accent: French Translation

     ACCENT translate: accent [masculine], accent [masculine],...

   • Accent: German Translation

     accent translate: der Akzent, die Betonung, der Akzent, die...

   • Accent: Korean Translation

     ACCENT translate: 사투리, 악센트. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   noun. 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.

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   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.

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