accent

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accent  /ək ˈsɛnt/ ? Meaning of "accent"

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Definition(s):

  1. (n) distinctive manner of oral expression
  2. (n) special importance or significance
  3. (n) the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
  4. (n) the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
  5. (n) a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
  6. (v) to stress, single out as important
  7. (v) put stress on; utter with an accent

Synonym(s)

emphasis, stress, speech pattern, dialect, idiom

Derived Word(s)

accentual, accentuate

Usage(s):

  1. She told me I didn't only have a French accent but I had a Cuban accent too.
  2. I had a Russian accent.
  3. Yes, in those days, even the Prophet Muhammad had a British accent.

Quotes

  1. Six months earlier in New Hampshire, Mr. Biden said that "you cannot go to a 7-Eleven or a Dunkin' Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent."
    on Dec 13, 2007 By: Joe Biden Source: New York Times

  2. "I'm sure Eileen is lighting up the sky's in heaven with her flaming red hair and lovely Scottish accent," Lucci said. "The earth's loss is heaven's gain!"
    on Oct 10, 2008 By: Susan Lucci Source: International Herald Tribune

  3. Academy Awards producer Gil Cates chatted with the two Dubliners, and Farrell joked that he would "do some accent work tonight" so his Irish lilt would be show-ready.
    on Feb 22, 2008 By: Colin Farrell Source: Guardian Unlimited

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