accent
noun
/-sənt/
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/-sɛnt/
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/ˈak.sənt/
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/ˈæk.sɛnt/
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/ˈɛk.sent/
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- (orthography) A mark or character used in writing, in order to indicate the place of the spoken accent, or to indicate the nature or quality of the vowel marked.
- Modulation of the voice in speaking; the manner of speaking or pronouncing; a peculiar or characteristic modification of the voice, expressing emotion; tone.
- (linguistics, sociolinguistics) The distinctive manner of pronouncing a language associated with a particular region, social group, etc., whether of a native speaker or a foreign speaker; the phonetic and phonological aspects of a dialect.
- (sign languages) A distinctive manner of producing a sign language, such as someone who does not normally use a certain sign language might have when using it.
- A word; a significant tone or sound.
- (prosody, poetry) Stress laid on certain syllables of a verse.
- (music) A regularly recurring stress upon the tone to mark the beginning, and, more feebly, the third part of the measure.
- (music) A special emphasis of a tone, even in the weaker part of the measure.
- (music) A mark used to represent this special emphasis.The third and fourth symbols are accents (marks used to represent special emphasis in music).
- (music) The rhythmical accent, which marks phrases and sections of a period.
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akcent
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- (linguistics) A higher-pitched or stronger (louder or longer) articulation of a particular syllable of a word or phrase in order to distinguish it from the others or to emphasize it.
- (figuratively) Emphasis or importance in general.
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akcent,
nacisk
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accent
verb
/ækˈsɛnt/
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/ˈæk.sɛnt/
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- (transitive) To mark emphatically; to emphasize; to accentuate; to make prominent.
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akcentować,
zaakcentować
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