Accent
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- A higher or stronger articulation of a particular syllable of a word or phrase in order to distinguish it from the others or to emphasize it.
- 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; as, a foreign accent; a French or a German accent.
- Beguiled you in a plain accent. - Shakespeare, King Lear, II-ii
- The tender accent of a woman's cry. - Prior
- A nonstandard way of pronouncing.
- The nonnative English speaker has an accent.
- A word; a significant tone or sound.
Accent may refer to:
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Speech and language
- Accent (sociolinguistics), way of pronunciation particular to a speaker or group of speakers
- Accent (phonetics), prominence given to a particular syllable in a word, or a word in a phrase
- Pitch accent, prominence signaled primarily by pitch
- Accent (poetry), placement of prominent syllables in scansion
- Diacritic, a mark added above, on top of, or below a letter
- Accent (fallacy), a logical fallacy related to reification
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Music
- Accent (music), an emphasis placed on a note
- Accent (band), Belarusian heavy metal band
- The Accents, American doo-wop group
- Ecclesiastical accent, the simplest style of plainchant
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Computers
- Accent (programming language), an interpreted programming language
- Accent kernel, an operating system kernel
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Other uses
- Aeros Accent, a paraglider
- Hyundai Accent, car produced by Hyundai Motor Company
- Accent lighting, light focused on a particular area or object
- Accent Records, a record label
- ACCENT Speakers Bureau, a student-run organization at the University of Florida
- Ac'cent, brand name for monosodium glutamate (MSG)
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See also
- Accenture, company
- Accentor, a bird species
- Accentor-class minesweeper, ship
- Ascent (disambiguation)
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