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accent
accent
Pronunciation:
US [ækˈsent]
UK ['æks(ə)nt]
n.
Accent; stress stressed; the tone
v.
Stress, emphatically; highlights
Web
Accent; the tone
Synonyms
Antonyms
de-emphasize
play down
emphasize
accentuate
feature
foreground
highlight
illuminate
play up
point (up)
press
punctuate
stress
Definitions in English
n.
1.
a
way
of
saying
words
that
shows
what
country
,
region
,
or
social
class
someone
comes
from
2.
the
correct
emphasis
on
a
particular
part
of
a
word
or
phrase
when
you
say
it
3.
a
mark
above
a
letter
that
shows
how
you
pronounce
it
4.
a
special
emphasis
given
to
something
v.
1.
to
emphasize
a
word
,
sound
,
or
feature
Other Forms
pt.
accented
pp.
accented
ppr.
accenting
3sg.
accents
Example Sentences
Mild
was
his
accent.
Source: Dryden
Somebody
said
in
muffled
accents:
'Merciful
goodness!'
Source: L. M. Montgomery
I
can
not
accent
aryght
in
the
latyn
tonge.
Source: J. Palsgrave
Accenting
the
last
syllable
in
the
adjective.
Source: H. W. Fowler
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