The expressive emphasis and shading of a passageĪ 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''Ī mark at the right hand of a number, indicating minutes of a degree, seconds, etc. The rhythmical accent, which marks phrases and sections of a period Stress laid on certain syllables of a verseĪ regularly recurring stress upon the tone to mark the beginning, and, more feebly, the third part of the measureĪ special emphasis of a tone, even in the weaker part of the measure 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 Webster Dictionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition:Ī superior force of voice or of articulative effort upon some particular syllable of a word or a phrase, distinguishing it from the othersĪ 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 "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word" Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet" Stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate verb
"he put the stress on the wrong syllable"Ī diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation The relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch) "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" The usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people "the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis" "the room was decorated in shades of grey with distinctive red accents" "he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent" "she had a very clear speech pattern" Princeton's WordNet (2.67 / 6 votes) Rate this definition:
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