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Accent

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a distinctive pronunciation of language often associated by nationality or culture

accent, speech pattern(noun)

distinctive manner of oral expression

"he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent"; "she had a very clear speech pattern"

emphasis, accent(noun)

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(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"; "it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy"

stress, emphasis, accent(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"

accent, accent mark(verb)

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

stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate(verb)

to stress, single out as important

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

stress, accent, accentuate(verb)

put stress on; utter with an accent

"In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word"

a special notice or importance given to something

although we dutifully carried binoculars on our bird walk, the accent was on recognizing avifauna by their song

to indicate the importance of by centering attention on

the town's promotional literature accents its vital role in American history

I can tell by his accent that he is German.

I could tell from his accent that he was a Frenchman.

He pretended to be an Englishman, but his foreign accent gave him away.

He tried to pass himself off as a Frenchman, but his accent gave him away.

This vowel change has much to do with the overall accent pattern assigned to each word.

What kind of American accent does Tom have?

The accent of this word is on the second syllable.

Your French accent is terrible.

His accent suggests he is a foreigner.

Her accent gave her away.

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