Accent - English meaning
Accent – definitions in English dictionary
nounA distinctive way of pronouncing a language, especially one associated with a particular country, area, or social class.
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A strong american accentnounA distinct emphasis given to a syllable or word in speech by stress or pitch.
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The accent falls on the middle syllablenounA special or particular emphasis.
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The accent is on participation
verbEmphasize (a particular feature).
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Fabrics which accent the background colours in the room
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Word origin
late Middle English (in the sense ‘intonation’): from Latin accentus ‘tone, signal, or intensity’ (from ad- ‘to’ + cantus ‘song’), translating Greek prosōidia ‘a song sung to music, intonatio
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