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accent

nounmasculinegeneral usevery common/ɐ.ˈsẽ.tu/a·cen·to

Definitions

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1

A mark on a letter to indicate stress or vowel quality; a distinctive mode of pronunciation.

Usage examples

The word 'café' has an acute accent.
She spoke English with a French accent.

Common combinations

acute accentregional accentforeign accentput the accent on
2

A distinctive mode of pronunciation of a region or social group.

Usage examples

She spoke with a strong Scottish accent.
His accent revealed he was from the South.

Common combinations

regional accentforeign accentstrong accent