Definisjon av accent

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Noun

accent - a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
accent mark
diacritic, diacritical mark a mark added to a letter to indicate a special pronunciation
linguistic communication, language the mental faculty or power of vocal communication; "language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals"
stress mark a mark indicating the stress on a syllable
acute, acute accent, ague a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
accent - distinctive manner of oral expression; "he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent"; "she had a very clear speech pattern"
speech pattern
pronunciation the way a word or a language is customarily spoken; "the pronunciation of Chinese is difficult for foreigners"; "that is the correct pronunciation"
accent - the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); "he put the stress on the wrong syllable"
stress, emphasis
prosody, inflection the study of poetic meter and the art of versification
accentuation the use or application of an accent; the relative prominence of syllables in a phrase or utterance
pitch accent, tonic accent emphasis that results from pitch rather than loudness
word accent, word stress the distribution of stresses within a polysyllabic word
accent - the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he has a strong German accent"; "it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy"
dialect, idiom
non-standard speech speech that differs from the usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community
eye dialect the use of misspellings to identify a colloquial or uneducated speaker
patois a regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard
accent - special importance or significance; "the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis"; "the room was decorated in shades of grey with distinctive red accents"
emphasis
importance, grandness the quality of being important and worthy of note; "the importance of a well-balanced diet"
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Substantiv

accent - A higher-pitched or stronger articulation of a particular syllable of a word or phrase in order to distinguish it from the others or to emphasize it.
accent - Emphasis or importance in general.
accent - 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.
accent - Modulation of the voice in speaking; the manner of speaking or pronouncing; a peculiar or characteristic modification of the voice, expressing emotion; tone.
accent - A word; a significant tone or sound.
accent - Expressions in general; speech.
accent - Stress laid on certain syllables of a verse.
accent - A regularly recurring stress upon the tone to mark the beginning, and, more feebly, the third part of the measure.
accent - A special emphasis of a tone, even in the weaker part of the measure.
accent - The rhythmical accent, which marks phrases and sections of a period.
accent - The expressive emphasis and shading of a passage.
accent - A mark used to represent specific stress on a note.
accent - A mark placed at the right hand of a letter, and a little above it, to distinguish magnitudes of a similar kind expressed by the same letter, but differing in value, as y', y.
accent - A mark at the right hand of a number, indicating minutes of a degree, seconds, etc. , as in 12' 27, meaning twelve minutes and twenty-seven seconds.
accent - A mark used to denote feet and inches, as in 6' 10, meaning six feet ten inches.
accent - Emphasis laid on a part of an artistic design or composition; an emphasized detail, in particular a detail in sharp contrast to its surroundings.
accent - A very small gemstone set into a piece of jewellery.
accent - A distinctive feature or quality.
accent - Utterance.

Verb

accent - To express the accent of vocally; to utter with accent.
accent - To mark emphatically; to emphasize; to accentuate; to make prominent.
accent - To mark with written accents.

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  • accent
    A mark or symbol (found in the written text of various languages) that changes the sound of the letter or the emphasis within the word when spoken.
  • accent
    The way of pronouncing or annunciating words and phrases that is characteristic of a particular region or area.
  • accent
    A musical mark or symbol (written above a note or chord) which indicates that the player should play it louder.
  • accent
    To stress, single out as important.
  • accent
    To put stress on; to utter with an accent.

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