accent

Accent may refer to:Accent (linguistics), pronunciation common to a certain group of peopleAccent (cooking), an additional flavor added to a base sauceAccent is also used as a synonym for monosodium glutamate (MSG)Accent (fragrance), an additional fragrance added to a base perfumeAccent (interior design), an additional furniture piece added to draw the eye.Stress (phonology) on a certain syllableDiacritic, especially one of the so-called accents:Acute accent (e.g. á)Grave accent (e.g. à)Circumflex accent (e.g. â)Accent (poetry) of a word.Accent (music), an emphasis placed on a particular noteAccent programming language for computers.Accent kernel, an operating system kernelHyundai Accent, car produced by Hyundai Motor CompanyAccent Acoustics & Soundproofing is the name of an Oregon sound company.Accent Records, a record label.Accent Controls Pvt Ltd, , Accent has been India's No.1 manufacturer of Proximity Switches.ACCENT Speakers Bureau, Brings Prominent Speakers to the University of Florida.Accent Blinds is a company in Australia, Dealing in Internal plantation shutters, cedar, natural timber, painted finishes
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n. accent, note, twang

n. (Grammar) stress, emphasis placed on a certain syllable in a word; accent, mode of pronunciation characteristic of a group of people or region

(v. t.)
To mark emphatically; to emphasize.
  

(v. t.)
To express the accent of (either by the voice or by a mark); to utter or to mark with accent.
  

(n.)
The rhythmical accent, which marks phrases and sections of a period.
  

(n.)
The expressive emphasis and shading of a passage.
  

(n.)
Stress laid on certain syllables of a verse.
  

(n.)
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.
  

(n.)
expressions in general; speech.
  

(n.)
A word; a significant tone
  

(n.)
A superior force of voice or of articulative effort upon some particular syllable of a word or a phrase, distinguishing it from the others.
  

(n.)
A special emphasis of a tone, even in the weaker part of the measure.
  

(n.)
A regularly recurring stress upon the tone to mark the beginning, and, more feebly, the third part of the measure.
  

(n.)
A mark used to denote feet and inches; as, 6' 10'' is six feet ten inches.
  

(n.)
A 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''.
  

(n.)
A 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.
  

(n.)
A mark at the right hand of a number, indicating minutes of a degree, seconds, etc.; as, 12'27'', i. e., twelve minutes twenty seven seconds.