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English Definitions
accent
N
distinctive manner of oral expression
accent
N
special importance or significance
accent
N
the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
accent
N
the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
accent
N
a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
accent
V
to stress, single out as important
accent
V
put stress on; utter with an accent
accent mark
N
a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
accented
used of syllables
accented
bearing a stress or accent
accenting
N
the act of giving special importance or significance to something
N
small sparrow-like songbird of mountainous regions of Eurasia
accentual
of or pertaining to accent or stress
accentual
(of verse) having a metric system based on stress rather than syllables or quantity
N
the system of accentuation used in a particular language
accentuate
V
to stress, single out as important
accentuate
V
put stress on; utter with an accent
accentuation
N
the use or application of an accent; the relative prominence of syllables in a phrase or utterance
accentuation
N
the act of giving special importance or significance to something
English Definitions from WordNet 3.0
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