accent

[Ac·cent`]

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.

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A superior force of voice or of articulative effort upon some particular syllable of a word or a phrase, distinguishing it from the others.

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

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

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

Noun
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"

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

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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; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"


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A superior force of voice or of articulative effort upon some particular syllable of a word or a phrase, distinguishing it from the others.

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A mark or character used in writing, and serving to regulate the pronunciation; esp.: (a) a mark to indicate the nature and place of the spoken accent; (b) a mark to indicate the quality of sound of the vowel marked; as, the French accents.

n.
Modulation of the voice in speaking; manner of speaking or pronouncing; peculiar or characteristic modification of the voice; tone; as, a foreign accent; a French or a German accent.

n.
A word; a significant tone

n.
expressions in general; speech.

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Stress laid on certain syllables of a verse.

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A regularly recurring stress upon the tone to mark the beginning, and, more feebly, the third part of the measure.

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A special emphasis of a tone, even in the weaker part of the measure.

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The rhythmical accent, which marks phrases and sections of a period.

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The expressive emphasis and shading of a passage.

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A mark placed at the right hand of a letter, and a little above it, to distinguish magnitudes of a similar kind expressed by the same letter, but differing in value, as y', y''.

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A mark at the right hand of a number, indicating minutes of a degree, seconds, etc.; as, 12'27'', i. e., twelve minutes twenty seven seconds.

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A mark used to denote feet and inches; as, 6' 10'' is six feet ten inches.

v. t.
To express the accent of (either by the voice or by a mark); to utter or to mark with accent.

v. t.
To mark emphatically; to emphasize.


Accent

Ac"cent` , n. [F. accent, L. accentus; ad + cantus a singing, canere to sing. See Cant.] 1. A superior force of voice or of articulative effort upon some particular syllable of a word or a phrase, distinguishing it from the others. &hand; Many English words have two accents, the primary and the secondary; the primary being uttered with a greater stress of voice than the secondary; as in as'b7pira'b6tion, where the chief stress is on the third syllable, and a slighter stress on the first. Some words, as an'b7tiap'b7o-plec'b6tic, in-com'b7pre-hen'b7si-bil'b6i-ty, have two secondary accents. See Guide to Pron., 'c5'c5 30-46. 2. A mark or character used in writing, and serving to regulate the pronunciation; esp.: (a) a mark to indicate the nature and place of the spoken accent; (b) a mark to indicate the quality of sound of the vowel marked; as, the French accents. &hand; In the ancient Greek the acute accent ('b7) meant a raised tone or pitch, the grave (`), the level tone or simply the negation of accent, the circumflex ( ~ or ^) a tone raised and then depressed. In works on elocution, the first is often used to denote the rising inflection of the voice; the second, the falling inflection; and the third (^), the compound or waving inflection. In dictionaries, spelling books, and the like, the acute accent is used to designate the syllable which receives the chief stress of voice. 3. Modulation of the voice in speaking; manner of speaking or pronouncing; peculiar or characteristic modification of the voice; tone; as, a foreign accent; a French or a German accent. "Beguiled you in a plain accent." Shak. "A perfect accent." Thackeray.
The tender accent of a woman's cry.
4. A word; a significant tone; (pl.) expressions in general; speech.
Winds! on your wings to Heaven her accents bear, Such words as Heaven alone is fit to hear.
5. (Pros.) Stress laid on certain syllables of a verse. 6. (Mus.) (a) A regularly recurring stress upon the tone to mark the beginning, and, more feebly, the third part of the measure. (b) A special emphasis of a tone, even in the weaker part of the measure. (c) The rythmical accent, which marks phrases and sections of a period. (d) The expressive emphasis and shading of a passage. J. S. Dwight. 7. (Math.) (a) A mark placed at the right hand of a letter, and a little above it, to distinguish magnitudes of a similar kind expressed by the same letter, but differing in value, as y'b7, y'b7'b7. (b) (Trigon.) A mark at the right hand of a number, indicating minutes of a degree, seconds, etc.; as, 12'b727'b7'b7, i. e., twelve minutes twenty seven seconds. (c) (Engin.) A mark used to denote feet and inches; as, 6'b7 10'b7'b7 is six feet ten inches.

Accent

Ac*cent" , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Accented; p. pr. & vb. n. Accenting.] [OF. accenter, F. accentuer.] 1. To express the accent of (either by the voice or by a mark); to utter or to mark with accent. 2. To mark emphatically; to emphasize.

A superior force of voice or of articulative effort upon some particular syllable of a word or a phrase, distinguishing it from the others.

To express the accent of (either by the voice or by a mark); to utter or to mark with accent.

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Usage Examples

Christopher Reeve did such an amazing job that to give him some kind of accent or more bravado would have been wrong. Audiences wouldn't have responded to that either.

I remember walking the dog one day, I saw a car full of teenage girls, and one of them rolled down the window and yelled, 'Marc Jacobs!' in a French accent.

In Paris, one is always reminded of being a foreigner. If you park your car wrong, it is not the fact that it's on the sidewalk that matters, but the fact that you speak with an accent.

I learned to change my accent in England, your accent identifies you very strongly with a class, and I did not want to be held back.

To me, anyone with an Australian accent wielding a tennis racket is cool.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

But I just know from experience that accent wise, even if you're an accent genius, crossing the Atlantic is the hardest thing in the world either way.

If my accent betrayed my foreign birth, it also stamped me as an enemy, in the imagination of the producers.

I think that's what's great about being an actress is you get to learn so many different things like that, like learning a little bit of Tibetan here, learning a Southern accent there.

I do believe that there are African Americans who have thick accents. My mom has a thick accent my relatives have thick accents. But sometimes you have to adjust when you go into the world of film, TV, theatre, in order to make it accessible to people.

Accent your positive and delete your negative.

I had a vocal coach. It's a sad thing, but I had to hire someone so that I could get my Australian accent back.

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