Accent

Related Terms:

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Definitions:

Noun

accent speech pattern

Definition: distinctive manner of oral expression; "he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent"; "she had a very clear speech pattern"

emphasis accent

Definition: special importance or significance; "the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis"; "the room was decorated in shades of grey with distinctive red accents"

dialect idiom accent

Definition: the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he has a strong German accent"; "it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy"

stress emphasis accent

Definition: the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); "he put the stress on the wrong syllable"

accent accent mark

Definition: a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation

Definition: A higher-pitched or stronger articulation of a particular syllable of a word or phrase in order to distinguish it from the others or to emphasize it.

Verb

stress emphasize emphasise punctuate accent accentuate

Definition: to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"

stress accent accentuate

Definition: put stress on; utter with an accent; "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word"

Definition: To express the accent of vocally; to utter with accent.