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Quick definitions from WordNet (accent)
▸ noun: a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
▸ noun: distinctive manner of oral expression ("He couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent")
▸ noun: special importance or significance ("The room was decorated in shades of gray with distinctive red accents")
▸ noun: the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
▸ noun: the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people ("He has a strong German accent")
▸ verb: put stress on; utter with an accent ("In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word")
▸ verb: to stress, single out as important
▸ Also see accents
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to accent
▸ Usage examples for accent
▸ Idioms related to accent (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing accent
▸ Words that often appear near accent
▸ Rhymes of accent
▸ Invented words related to accent
▸ noun: a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
▸ noun: distinctive manner of oral expression ("He couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent")
▸ noun: special importance or significance ("The room was decorated in shades of gray with distinctive red accents")
▸ noun: the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
▸ noun: the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people ("He has a strong German accent")
▸ verb: put stress on; utter with an accent ("In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word")
▸ verb: to stress, single out as important
▸ Also see accents
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to accent
▸ Usage examples for accent
▸ Idioms related to accent (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing accent
▸ Words that often appear near accent
▸ Rhymes of accent
▸ Invented words related to accent