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KK Pronunciation

〔 ˋæksєnt 〕

Pronunciation

〔 ˊæksәnt 〕


Overview of noun accent

The noun accent has 5 senses


  • accent, speech pattern -- (distinctive manner of oral expression; "he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent"; "she had a very clear speech pattern")

  • emphasis, 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")

  • dialect, idiom, 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")

  • stress, emphasis, 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")

  • accent, accent mark -- (a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation)


Overview of verb accent

The verb accent has 2 senses