accent en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /-sɛnt/ (Ireland, Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-US) audio
- /ˈɛk.sent/ (New-Zealand)
- /ˈæk.sɛnt/ (Australia)
- ăk′sĕnt
- (Southern-England) audio
- ăkʹsĕnt (Canada, US)
- ăk′sənt
- /ˈak.sənt/ (Ireland, Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
- /ˈæk.sɛnt/ (Canada, US)
- /-sənt/ (Australia)
- /-sənt/ (New-Zealand)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n- Proto-Indo-European *kh₂néti Proto-Italic *kanō Latin canō Latin accinō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus ▲ Ancient Greek προσῳδῐ́ᾱ (prosōidĭ́ā)calq. Medieval Latin accentusbor. Middle French accentbor. Anglo-Norman accentbor. Middle English accent English accent Inherited from Middle English accent, from Medieval Latin accentus and Old French accent, acent, both from Latin accentus, past participle of accinō (“sing to, sing along”), from ad- + canō (“to sing”). The word accent had been borrowed into Old English already, but was lost and reborrowed in Middle English. Displaced native Old English swēġ.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A higher-pitched or stronger (louder or longer) articulation of a particular syllable of a word or phrase in order to distinguish it from the others or to emphasize it.
In the word "careful", the accent is placed on the first syllable.
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(countable, figuratively, uncountable) Emphasis or importance in general.
At this hotel, the accent is on luxury.
- (countable, uncountable) A mark used in writing, in order to indicate the place of the spoken stress.
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(countable, uncountable) Any mark used in writing over letters, either in order to indicate the place of the spoken stress, or to indicate the nature or quality of the vowel marked, or to distinguish homophones.
California, like several other states, prohibits the use of diacritical marks or accents on official documents. That means no tilde (~), no accent grave (`), no umlaut (¨) and certainly no cedilla (¸).
2015 April 11, Tovin Lapan, “California birth certificates and accents: O’Connor alright, Ramón and José is not”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 04 Apr 2025:The name Cézanne is written with an acute accent.
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(countable, uncountable) Modulation of the voice in speaking; the manner of speaking or pronouncing; a peculiar or characteristic modification of the voice, expressing emotion; tone.
Edmund White, John Mitzel, and David Goodstein, among others, have taken pains to distinguish two kinds of "liberation" envisioned by the members of our recently emerged movement: assimilation into the body politic — or a total restructuring of the sex-role system. The second path amounts to revolutionary subversion, but we hear little about it here, except in the accents of reproach: to the idea that gay people might be "pioneers in the area of relationship" and that "our greatest offering to civilization is the beauty of sexual freedom," McNaught responds: "Bunk!"
1981 December 27, Rudy Kikel, “Still Angry, After All These Years”, in Gay Community News, volume 9, number 23, page 10:I know, sir, I am no flatterer: he that beguiled you in a plain accent was a plain knave; which for my part I will not be, though I should win your displeasure to entreat me to 't.
c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ii]:The tender Accents of a Woman’s Cry ¶ Will paſs unheard, will unregarded die;
1709, Mat[thew] Prior, “Celia to Damon”, in Poems on Several Occasions, London: […] Jacob Tonson […], →OCLC, page 90:And he repeated her words with such assurance of accent, such boastful pretence of amazement, that she could not help replying with quickness …
1815, Jane Austen, Emma, volume I, chapter 15:
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(countable, uncountable) The distinctive manner of pronouncing a language associated with a particular region, social group, etc., whether of a native speaker or a foreign speaker; the phonetic and phonological aspects of a dialect.
a thick French accent
a hint of a German accent
a broad Irish accent
a foreign accent
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(countable, informal, proscribed, sometimes, uncountable) The distinctive manner of pronouncing a language associated with a particular region, social group, etc., whether of a native speaker or a foreign speaker; the phonetic and phonological aspects of a dialect. ▸ A manner of pronunciation suggesting that the speaker is from a different region; a foreign accent.
She spoke with a strong accent that betrayed her southern roots.
My professor's accent is so thick that it's difficult to understand her lectures.
They were all Middle Eastern types but spoke French without any accent.
2015 November 14, Adam Gopnik, quoting Célia, “Terror Strikes in Paris”, in The New Yorker, archived from the original on 19 Dec 2022:It's really hard to get in an audition room when you have an accent. Rather than being treated as the other people, you are falling into a category of foreigners who can't really maintain the role.
2018 January 24, Lakshine Sathiyanathan, Lisa Xing, quoting Mariya Miloshevych, “Why some people try to chip away at their accent”, in CBC News, archived from the original on 09 Dec 2022:But over the years, even after perfecting "accent-less" English, graduating from college, getting a job at Goldman Sachs, and becoming an American citizen, Arce still felt like she didn't belong.
2022 March 22, Elise Hu, Jinae West, Jordana Hochman, Andrea Gutierrez, “Rejecting assimilation in 'You Sound Like a White Girl'”, in NPR, archived from the original on 09 Dec 2022:I was surprised to learn that he was an immigrant, as he spoke without any accent.
Why go to the effort of writing in a character with an Indian name played by an Indian actor whose main personality trait is that he is stupid and has an accent?
2020 December 30, Christi Carras, quoting Rishi Maharaj, “'Schitt's Creek' star Rizwan Manji defends his character's Indian accent”, in Los Angeles Times, archived from the original on 09 Dec 2022:Growing up in the Rhondda and having a strong accent was never a problem for me and my voice never really stood out from the crowd.
2016 June 8, Tyler Mears, “I used to hide my Valleys accent in case people thought I was less intelligent - which was completely stupid”, in WalesOnline, archived from the original on 10 Jan 2023:
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(countable, qualifier:sign languages, uncountable) The distinctive manner of pronouncing a language associated with a particular region, social group, etc., whether of a native speaker or a foreign speaker; the phonetic and phonological aspects of a dialect. ▸ A distinctive manner of producing a sign language, such as someone who does not normally use a certain sign language might have when using it.
I believe I still retain some of my hearing accent when I use American Sign Language.
2008, Jeremy Linn Brunson, The Practice and Organization of Sign Language, page 76:Cheesesteaks, Peanut Chews, Tastykakes, oh yeah, the Liberty Bell — there's so much to love about Philadelphia, but one of the best things about the city of Brotherly Love is the accent. We're not talking about spoken English — we're talking about American Sign Language.
2015 November 5, Nina Porzucki, The World, archived from the original on 07 Dec 2022:
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(countable, uncountable) A word; a significant tone or sound.
I heard my landlady's accents attuned to nervous civility, mingling with the mellow tones of a deep masculine voice,
1895, Marie Corelli, The Sorrows of Satan: or The Strange Experience of One Geoffrey Tempest, Millionaire […], 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, published 1896, →OCLC, page 20:
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(countable, plural, plural-only, uncountable, usually) Expressions in general; speech.
Winds! on your wings to Heaven her accents bear, / Such words as Heaven alone is fit to hear.
1697, Virgil, “Pastoral 3”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:
- (countable, uncountable) Stress laid on certain syllables of a verse.
- (countable, uncountable) A regularly recurring stress upon the tone to mark the beginning, and, more feebly, the third part of the measure.
- (countable, uncountable) A special emphasis of a tone, even in the weaker part of the measure.
- (countable, uncountable) A mark used to represent this special emphasis.
- (countable, uncountable) The rhythmical accent, which marks phrases and sections of a period.
- (countable, uncountable) A prime symbol.
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(countable, uncountable) 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 color
- (countable, uncountable) A very small gemstone set into a piece of jewellery.
- (archaic, countable, uncountable) Utterance.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| accents | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
accent wall · accentor · foreign accent syndrome · accentism · grave accent · accentology · accent diamond · accent acute · nonaccent · deaccent · accent mark · overaccent · gravo-acute accent · circumflex accent · misaccent · accentless · accent tag · primary accent · diamond accent · tonic accent · secondary accent · unaccent · blaccent · accent-wise · acute accent · accentologist · fagcent · reaccent
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (528)
bg ударе́ние (orthography: mark to indicate stress) · ru диакрити́ческий знак (orthography: any diacritical mark) · ja 強音 (prosody: stress on syllables of a verse) · fi murre (distinctive manner of producing a sign language) · vi giọng (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · ar لَهْجَة (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · pt acento (orthography: any diacritical mark) · ur لَہْجَہ (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · is stafmerki (orthography: any diacritical mark) · ca diacrític (orthography: any diacritical mark) · ast acentu (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · sl diakritični znak (orthography: any diacritical mark) · ar عَلَامَة نَبْر (orthography: mark to indicate stress) · ru ударе́ние (orthography: mark to indicate stress) · hu nyomaték (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · af aksent (music: special emphasis on a tone) · ta வட்டார வழக்கு (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · eo akĉento (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · hu diakritikus jel (orthography: any diacritical mark) · cmn 變音符號 /变音符号 (orthography: any diacritical mark) · gl acento (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · cmn 腔調 /腔调 (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · ro diacritic (orthography: any diacritical mark) · ru ударе́ние (emphasis or importance in general) · ro semn diacritic (orthography: any diacritical mark) · ca signe diacrític (orthography: any diacritical mark) · sh àkcenat (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · it inflessione (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · de Diakritikum (orthography: any diacritical mark) · be на́ціск (emphasis or importance in general) · nrf accent (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · cs diakritický znak (orthography: any diacritical mark) · ta அழுத்தம் (emphasis or importance in general) · ru произноше́ние (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · mk дијакритички знак (orthography: any diacritical mark) · fi sävy (modulation of the voice in speaking) · el διακριτικό σημείο (orthography: any diacritical mark) · az aksent (orthography: mark to indicate stress) · pl akcent (music: recurring stress on a tone) · ky акцент (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · nb trykk (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · it accento (math: mark to distinguish magnitudes of similar kind) · ca accent (orthography: mark to indicate stress) · it accento (prosody: stress on syllables of a verse) · kum ургъу (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · pl akcent (prosody: stress on syllables of a verse) · pl akcent (music: expressive emphasis of a passage) · ro accent (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · ast acentu (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · lv akcents (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · ru штрих (math: mark to distinguish magnitudes of similar kind) · mk прим (mark to denote feet or inches) · cs přízvuk (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · az şivə (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · hi विशेषक चिह्न (orthography: any diacritical mark) · ja 強調 (prosody: stress on syllables of a verse) · hi आघात (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · pl akcent (music: rhythmical accent) · hi मात्रा (orthography: any diacritical mark) · es tonada (modulation of the voice in speaking) · fr accent (music: special emphasis on a tone) · es tilde (orthography: mark to indicate stress) · cmn 詞語 /词语 (word, significant tone or sound) · pt acento (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · da tryk (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · hi स्वरपात (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · ja アクセント (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · tl diin (orthography: mark to indicate stress) · pl akcent (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · uk на́голос (orthography: mark to indicate stress) · ro accent (orthography: mark to indicate stress) · mi tohu whakahua kupu (orthography: mark to indicate stress) · be акцэ́нт (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · ug ئۇرغۇ (prosody: stress on syllables of a verse) · cmn 重音 (prosody: stress on syllables of a verse) · lv diakritiskā zīme (orthography: any diacritical mark) · ca accent (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · ka მახვილი (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · fr accent (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · ar تَرْكِيز (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · mk акцент (music: rhythmical accent) · cy marc diacritig (orthography: any diacritical mark) · pt acento (music: recurring stress on a tone) · nl accent (music: rhythmical accent) · uk акце́нт (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · mn аялга (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · ru акце́нт (music: expressive emphasis of a passage) · fa-ira لَهْجِه (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · bn শ্বাসাঘাত (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · et rõhumärk (orthography: mark to indicate stress) · fi tarke (orthography: any diacritical mark) · pam gege (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · mi tohu whakahua (orthography: any diacritical mark) · es cantadito (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · sh дијакритички знак (orthography: any diacritical mark) · tr tonlama (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · mk акцент (music: special emphasis on a tone) · ms pelat (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · sh àkcenat (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · ru акце́нт (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · nb tonefall (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · nl tongval (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · fr accent (music: expressive emphasis of a passage) · ko 발음 구별 기호 (orthography: any diacritical mark) · fr accent (music: recurring stress on a tone) · fr accent (prosody: stress on syllables of a verse) · bg и́зговор (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · rue притиск (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · ga aiceann (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · te యాస (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · nrf accent (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · lb Betounung (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · sk prízvuk (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · tg лаҳҷа (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · ms tekanan (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · tr lehçe (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · ne लवज (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · he טַעַם (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · fi aksenttimerkki (music: mark to represent specific stress on a note) · it accento (music: rhythmical accent) · cmn 韻律重音 /韵律重音 (music: expressive emphasis of a passage) · de diakritisches Zeichen (orthography: any diacritical mark) · bg произноше́ние (expressions, speech) · et aktsent (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · hy առոգանություն (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · es dejo (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · it accento (orthography: mark to indicate stress) · tk aksent (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · nrf accent (music: rhythmical accent) · mk акцент (music: expressive emphasis of a passage) · cmn 尖音符 (orthography: mark to indicate stress) · ru знак ударе́ния (orthography: mark to indicate stress) · fi puhe (expressions, speech) · nb aksent (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · fi pilkku (math: mark to distinguish magnitudes of similar kind) · pl akcent (distinctive manner of producing a sign language) · ru ударе́ние (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · nl accent (music: recurring stress on a tone) · nl accentteken (math: mark to distinguish magnitudes of similar kind) · tr vurgu (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · sh а̀кценат (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · ky басым (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · io acento (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · mk акцент (orthography: mark to indicate stress) · fr diacritique (orthography: any diacritical mark) · nrf accent (orthography: mark to indicate stress) · fi paino (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · ur حَرَکَت (orthography: any diacritical mark) · ang accent (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · pt acentuação (music: special emphasis on a tone) · eo akcento (music: special emphasis on a tone) · fr signe diacritique (orthography: any diacritical mark) · nrf accent (music: special emphasis on a tone) · pt acento diacrítico (orthography: any diacritical mark) · pl nacisk (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · nrf accent (music: expressive emphasis of a passage) · cmn 強勢 /强势 (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · ja 話し振り (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · fi diakriittinen merkki (orthography: any diacritical mark) · cmn 語氣 /语气 (modulation of the voice in speaking) · uk на́голос (emphasis or importance in general) · pt ênfase (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · tk basym (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · nb trykk (music: recurring stress on a tone) · vi tiếng (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · de Betonung (music: recurring stress on a tone) · sk prízvuk (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · tg зада (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · ilo bengngat (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · ja 重き (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · sk diakritické znamienko (orthography: any diacritical mark) · fi erityispiirre (distinctive feature or quality) · nl klemtoon (orthography: mark to indicate stress) · uk діакрити́чний знак (orthography: any diacritical mark) · nrf accent (music: recurring stress on a tone) · ug ئۇرغۇ (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · ga béim ghutha (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · km តានា (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · gl acento (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · sh àkcent (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · pt acento (orthography: mark to indicate stress) · sl naglàs (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · eo akcento (emphasis or importance in general) · ca titlla (orthography: mark to indicate stress) · pl akcent (word, significant tone or sound) · bg акце́нт (music: expressive emphasis of a passage) · fi ilmaisu (expressions, speech) · cmn 重音 (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · hy ակցենտ (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · da betoning (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · cy arwyddnod (orthography: any diacritical mark) · he ניקוד (orthography: any diacritical mark) · nl accentteken (mark to denote feet or inches) · fi aksentti (music: expressive emphasis of a passage) · az vurğu (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · nl diakritisch teken (orthography: any diacritical mark) · de Betonung (prosody: stress on syllables of a verse) · lo ສຳນຽງ (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · es acento léxico (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · mi rīrā (music: recurring stress on a tone) · pl akcent (music: special emphasis on a tone) · nl klemtoon (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · yue 口音 (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · pt acento (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · ar تَلَفُّظ (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · it accento (music: special emphasis on a tone) · pam puntu (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · lv akcents (prosody: stress on syllables of a verse) · bn ঝোঁক (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · ka აქცენტი (emphasis or importance in general) · nb diakritisk tegn (orthography: any diacritical mark) · ca accent (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · az aksent (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · ja 強調 (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · ar تَأْكِيد (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · fr accent (orthography: mark to indicate stress) · he נִקּוּד (orthography: any diacritical mark) · hi लहज़ा (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · io diakritiko (orthography: any diacritical mark) · mk нагласок (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · sh àkcent (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · nl accent (math: mark to distinguish magnitudes of similar kind) · es deje (modulation of the voice in speaking) · uz urgʻu (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · es acento (music: recurring stress on a tone) · fi korostus (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · ba баҫым (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · nb trykk (music: rhythmical accent) · vo kazetamal (orthography: mark to indicate stress) · gl acento (orthography: mark to indicate stress) · ru акце́нт (music: special emphasis on a tone) · es dejillo (modulation of the voice in speaking) · mi mita (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · nb aksent (math: mark to distinguish magnitudes of similar kind) · cmn 詩歌重音 /诗歌重音 (music: recurring stress on a tone) · eo diakrita signo (orthography: any diacritical mark) · nrf accent (prosody: stress on syllables of a verse) · ar لُكْنَة (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · pa بَھتّاں (orthography: any diacritical mark) · nl accent (orthography: mark to indicate stress) · hy շեշտ (orthography: mark to indicate stress) · it calata (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · pt acentuação (music: expressive emphasis of a passage) · pl akcent (modulation of the voice in speaking) · es accento (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · fo herðing (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · fa-ira تَأْکید (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · fi pääpaino (emphasis or importance in general) · de Akzent (math: mark to distinguish magnitudes of similar kind) · ar نَبْر (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · uk акце́нт (music: special emphasis on a tone) · ro intonație (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · sl naglàs (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · bg ударе́ние (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · cmn 樂音重音 /乐音重音 (music: special emphasis on a tone) · cmn 附加符號 /附加符号 (orthography: any diacritical mark) · bg акце́нт (math: mark to distinguish magnitudes of similar kind) · es dejo (modulation of the voice in speaking) · fi äänensävy (modulation of the voice in speaking) · vi trọng âm (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · ru акце́нт (prosody: stress on syllables of a verse) · cs přízvuk (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · ja アクセント (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · it segno diacritico (orthography: any diacritical mark) · nl accent (prosody: stress on syllables of a verse) · pt acento (prosody: stress on syllables of a verse) · sv betoning (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · nb merke (math: mark to distinguish magnitudes of similar kind) · it accento (music: recurring stress on a tone) · sv accent (orthography: mark to indicate stress) · sv accent (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · bg акце́нт (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · vep painend (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · sv detalj (emphasis laid on a part of an artistic design or composition) · it enfasi (modulation of the voice in speaking) · sl diakritično znamenje (orthography: any diacritical mark) · ms aksen (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · uk на́голос (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · nb aksent (music: special emphasis on a tone) · ta பண்பேற்றம் (music: rhythmical accent) · ar شَكْل (orthography: any diacritical mark) · my အသံထွက် (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · fr accent (music: rhythmical accent) · ja 強音 (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · it tono (modulation of the voice in speaking) · fa-ira آکْسان (orthography: mark to indicate stress) · ru вы́говор (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · ja ダイアクリティカルマーク (orthography: any diacritical mark) · vi trọng âm (prosody: stress on syllables of a verse) · pl akcent (orthography: mark to indicate stress) · ca accent (prosody: stress on syllables of a verse) · fr accent (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · sv diakrit (orthography: any diacritical mark) · ta தொனி (modulation of the voice in speaking) · fi pilkku (mark to denote feet or inches) · hy շեշտ (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · sq theks (orthography: mark to indicate stress) · vi dấu (orthography: mark to indicate stress) · eo diakritilo (orthography: any diacritical mark) · it accento (word, significant tone or sound) · kw lesyeth (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · lv akcents (music: recurring stress on a tone) · it cadenza (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · fi painotus (modulation of the voice in speaking) · pt acentuação (music: rhythmical accent) · gd beum (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · tl punto (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · be на́ціск (orthography: mark to indicate stress) · lv akcents (music: expressive emphasis of a passage) · ko 악센트 (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · vi khẩu âm (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · lb Akzent (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · be на́ціск (prosody: stress on syllables of a verse) · gl signo diacrítico (orthography: any diacritical mark) · sh náglasak (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · nb betoning (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · el τόνος (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · pt sotaque (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · nl accent (music: special emphasis on a tone) · hi लहजा (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · fi painotus (prosody: stress on syllables of a verse) · es deje (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · lv uzsvars (emphasis or importance in general) · sc atzentu (music: expressive emphasis of a passage) · ast acentu (orthography: mark to indicate stress) · tr aksan (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · fi painopiste (emphasis or importance in general) · pl nacisk (emphasis or importance in general) · el τονισμός (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · hu akcentus (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · ga comhartha idirdhealaitheach (orthography: any diacritical mark) · nl accent (mark to denote feet or inches) · cmn 方音 (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · lt diakritinis ženklas (orthography: any diacritical mark) · acw لَهْجَة (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · pl akcent (emphasis or importance in general) · cmn 腔調 /腔调 (prosody: stress on syllables of a verse) · bg произноше́ние (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · mk нагласок (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · kmr devok (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · it accento (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · de Akzent (mark to denote feet or inches) · lv uzsvars (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · nb aksent (music: rhythmical accent) · ko 말씨 (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · sh dijakritički znak (orthography: any diacritical mark) · az vurğu işarəsi (orthography: mark to indicate stress) · ja 強勢 (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · es tonillo (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · nl accent (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · cs přízvuk (orthography: mark to indicate stress) · et rõhk (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · mn өргөлт (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · sc atzentu (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · ta ஒலிப்பு (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · es cantito (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · th สำเนียง (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · ru акце́нт (music: recurring stress on a tone) · cmn 口音 (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · uk акце́нт (emphasis or importance in general) · el τόνος (orthography: mark to indicate stress) · cs diakritické znaménko (orthography: any diacritical mark) · sq shenjë diakritike (orthography: any diacritical mark) · mi rīrā (music: special emphasis on a tone) · de Akzentzeichen (orthography: mark to indicate stress) · lt akcentas (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · ru акце́нт (emphasis or importance in general) · hu hangsúly (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · ur اِعْراب (orthography: any diacritical mark) · ta அழுத்தம் (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · ru акце́нт (emphasis laid on a part of an artistic design or composition) · de Akzent (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · tg аксент (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · ar شَكْلَة (orthography: any diacritical mark) · bo སྐད་གདངས (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · tt басым (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · nl uitspraak (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · tl tuldik (orthography: any diacritical mark) · fi painotus (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · sh на́гласак (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · es acento gráfico (orthography: mark to indicate stress) · sh а̀кцент (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · be акцэ́нт (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · hu ékezet (orthography: mark to indicate stress) · he טַעַם (orthography: mark to indicate stress) · ru акце́нт (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · ga blas (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · ar عَلَامَة تَشْكِيل (orthography: any diacritical mark) · fi aksentti (orthography: mark to indicate stress) · sq theks (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · ka დიაკრიტიკული ნიშანი (orthography: any diacritical mark) · ja 字上符 (orthography: any diacritical mark) · es acento (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · sc atzentu (music: rhythmical accent) · ko 강세 (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · th เครื่องหมายการออกเสียง (orthography: any diacritical mark) · ckb شێوەزار (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · lv akcents (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · pt linha (math: mark to distinguish magnitudes of similar kind) · de Betonung (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · lv akcents (music: rhythmical accent) · io diakritiko (orthography: mark to indicate stress) · bg диакрити́чен знак (orthography: any diacritical mark) · uz aksent (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · de Betonung (music: special emphasis on a tone) · io achento (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · it accento (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · nl accent (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · ta பலுக்கல் (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · sc atzentu (music: special emphasis on a tone) · kk акцент (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · tr şive (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · te శైలి (orthography: mark to indicate stress) · es acento (prosody: stress on syllables of a verse) · he דָּגֵשׁ (emphasis or importance in general) · ast tilde (orthography: mark to indicate stress) · lv akcents (music: special emphasis on a tone) · eo diakrita signo (orthography: mark to indicate stress) · pa بَھتّ (orthography: any diacritical mark) · eu azentu (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · kk диакритикалық таңба (orthography: any diacritical mark) · sc atzentu (orthography: mark to indicate stress) · kk екпін (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · mk нагласок (prosody: stress on syllables of a verse) · ja なまり (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · id aksen (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · sk diakritická značka (orthography: any diacritical mark) · et diakriitiline märk (orthography: any diacritical mark) · my ဂရုသံ (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · el προφορά (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · ang accent (orthography: any diacritical mark) · ilo ayug (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · uk вимо́ва (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · ko 억양 (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · sv brytning (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · fi pilkku (geometry: mark indicating minutes and seconds of a degree) · pt tonicidade (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · ga comhartha diaicritice (orthography: any diacritical mark) · nb aksent (prosody: stress on syllables of a verse) · fi aksenttimerkki (orthography: mark to indicate stress) · ar نُطْق (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · ka აქცენტი (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · da diakritisk tegn (orthography: any diacritical mark) · fi aksentti (word, significant tone or sound) · ga aiceann (music: recurring stress on a tone) · ta வழக்கு (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · bg акце́нт (music: rhythmical accent) · hu mellékjel (orthography: any diacritical mark) · uz lahja (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · nb aksent (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · sc atzentu (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · be вымо́ва (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · fi korostus (emphasis laid on a part of an artistic design or composition) · bg ри́тъм (prosody: stress on syllables of a verse) · ur زور (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · eo diakritilo (orthography: mark to indicate stress) · fi aksentti (music: special emphasis on a tone) · sq theksi (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · id tekanan (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · ms aksen (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · yi אַקצענט (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · fa-ira اَکْسِنْت (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · be дыякрыты́чны знак (orthography: any diacritical mark) · is hreimur (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · cmn 手語口音 /手语口音 (distinctive manner of producing a sign language) · id logat (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · io acento (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · uk акце́нт (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · sv accent (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · fa-ira نِشانِهٔ حَرِکَتگُذاری (orthography: any diacritical mark) · cmn 表達 /表达 (expressions, speech) · sh а̀кценат (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · pl akcent (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · nb uttale (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · tl lundo (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · ro accent (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · fi paino (prosody: stress on syllables of a verse) · da accent (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · cmn 讀音符號 /读音符号 (orthography: any diacritical mark) · vi dấu phụ (orthography: any diacritical mark) · is áhersla (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · bg акце́нт (music: special emphasis on a tone) · lt kirtis (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · sv diakritiskt tecken (orthography: any diacritical mark) · lij acénto (orthography: mark to indicate stress) · pl znak diakrytyczny (orthography: any diacritical mark) · sc atzentu (music: recurring stress on a tone) · ko 발음 구별 부호 (orthography: any diacritical mark) · ru акце́нт (music: rhythmical accent) · eo akcento (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · af tongval (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · de Diakritikon (orthography: any diacritical mark) · ko 억양 (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · ug شىۋە (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) · ur حَرَکات (orthography: any diacritical mark) · rsk наглашка (higher-pitched or stronger articulation) · es acento (music: expressive emphasis of a passage) · ja アクセント (orthography: mark to indicate stress) · cmn 重點 /重点 (emphasis or importance in general) · io supersigno (orthography: mark to indicate stress)
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