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accent noun 1 a the particular way words are pronounced by people who live in a particular place, belong to a particular social group, etc; b (accents) poetic way of speaking; speech. 2 emphasis or stress put on a particular syllable in speaking. 3 a mark put over a vowel to show how it is pronounced, eg acute, grave3 or circumflex. Compare diacritic. 4 a feature, mark or characteristic which makes something distinct or special. 5 music emphasis or stress placed on certain notes or chords. 6 art a highlight or other touch which emphasizes a particular effect. verb (accented, accenting) 1 to pronounce something with an accent. 2 to mark an accent on (a written letter or syllable). 3 to emphasize or stress. accentless adj.
ETYMOLOGY: 14c: from Latin accentus.
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