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English to English noun
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distinctive manner of oral expression |  | Example: he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent
she had a very clear speech pattern
source: wordnet30
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special importance or significance | | Example: the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis
the room was decorated in shades of grey with distinctive red accents
source: wordnet30
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the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people | | Example: 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
source: wordnet30
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the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch) | | Example: he put the stress on the wrong syllable
source: wordnet30
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a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation | | source: wordnet30
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A superior force of voice or of articulative effort upon some particular syllable of a word or a phrase, distinguishing it from the others. | | source: webster1913 verb
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to stress, single out as important | | Example: Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet
source: wordnet30
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put stress on; utter with an accent | | Example: In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word
source: wordnet30
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To express the accent of (either by the voice or by a mark); to utter or to mark with accent. | | source: webster1913
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