accent

accent
ac|cent1 [ˈæksənt US ˈæksent] n
[Date: 1500-1600; : French; Origin: Latin accentus, from ad- 'to' + cantus 'song']
1.) the way someone pronounces the words of a language, showing which country or which part of a country they come from
→↑dialect
▪ He noticed that I spoke Polish with an accent .
English/American/Indian etc accent
▪ a slight American accent
a broad/strong/slight/faint etc accent
▪ a broad Irish accent
2.) the accent is on sth
if the accent is on a particular quality, feeling etc, special importance is given to it
▪ accommodation with the accent on comfort
3.) the part of a word that you should emphasize when you say it
= ↑stress accent on
▪ In the word 'dinner' the accent is on the first syllable.
4.) a written mark used above or below particular letters in some languages to show how to pronounce that letter
accent 2
ac|cent2 [əkˈsent US ˈæksent] v [T]
1.) to make something more noticeable so that people will pay attention to it
▪ Use make-up to accent your cheekbones and eyes.
2.) technical to emphasize a part of a word in speech

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  • accent — [ aksɑ̃ ] n. m. • 1265; lat. accentus I ♦ 1 ♦ Augmentation d intensité de la voix sur un son, dans la parole (accent d intensité dit à tort accent tonique, les deux accents étant difficiles à distinguer en latin). Mus. Mise en relief d un point… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • accent — ACCÉNT, accente, s.n. 1. Pronunţare mai intensă, pe un ton mai înalt etc. a unei silabe dintr un cuvânt sau a unui cuvânt dintr un grup sintactic. ♦ Semn grafic pus de obicei deasupra unei vocale pentru a marca această pronunţare sau altă… …   Dicționar Român

  • accent — ACCENT. s. m. Infléxion de la voix, maniére de prononcer. Il n a point de mauvais accent. on connoist à son accent de quelle Province il est. accent Normand. accent Gascon. On dit poëtiquement. Les accens de la voix. tristes accens. accens… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • accent — 1. The noun is stressed on the first syllable and the verb (meaning ‘to lay stress on, to emphasize’ in various senses) on the second. 2. In general use, an accent is ‘individual, local, or national mode of pronunciation’, as in a Scottish accent …   Modern English usage

  • accent — Accent. m. Est pur Latin, et signifie l elevation, ou rabbaissement, ou contour de la voix en prononçant quelque diction, Accentus, et consequemment signifie les virgules et marques apposées aux mots indicans les endroits d iceux où il faut… …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • Accent — Ac cent , n. [F. accent, L. accentus; ad + cantus a singing, canere to sing. See {Cant}.] 1. A superior force of voice or of articulative effort upon some particular syllable of a word or a phrase, distinguishing it from the others. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Accent — may refer to:peech and language* Accent (linguistics), pronunciation common to a certain language dialect * Stress (linguistics), tone levels and emphasis used in many languages to provide information when using the language * Stress (phonology)… …   Wikipedia

  • accent — [ak′sent΄; ] chiefly Brit [, ak′sənt; ] for v. [, ak′sent΄, ak sent′] n. [Fr < L accentus < ad , to + cantus, pp. of canere, to sing: a L rendering of Gr prosōidia (see PROSODY), orig. referring to the pitch scheme of Gr verse] 1. the… …   English World dictionary

  • Accent — (v. lat.), 1) Hebung u. Senkung der Laute durch die Stimme; entweder von mechanischen od. oratorischen Ursachen herrührend, u. daher grammatischer od. Wort , u. oratorischer od. Rede A.; 2) Zeichen dieser Betonung. Der grammatische od. Wort A.,… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Accent — Ac*cent , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accented}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Accenting}.] [OF. accenter, F. accentuer.] [1913 Webster] 1. To express the accent of (either by the voice or by a mark); to utter or to mark with accent. [1913 Webster] 2. To mark… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Accent — wird in folgenden Zusammenhängen verwendet: französisches Wort für das Akzentzeichen Accent, ehemalige niederländische politische Wochenzeitschrift ein Automodell, siehe Hyundai Accent Siehe auch: Akzent …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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