noun : ACCENT
Source: WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) distinctive manner of oral expression; "he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent"; "she had a very clear speech pattern" ;
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2. (
) 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" ;
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4. (
) the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); "he put the stress on the wrong syllable" ;
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5. (
) a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation ;
verb : ACCENT
Source: WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet" ;
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2. (
) put stress on; utter with an accent; "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word" ;
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