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1.nounA 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."In the word "careful", the accent is placed on the first syllable."
2.nounEmphasis or importance in general."At this hotel, the accent is on luxury."
3.nounA 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."The name Cézanne is written with an acute accent."
4.nounModulation of the voice in speaking; the manner of speaking or pronouncing; a peculiar or characteristic modification of the voice, expressing emotion; tone.
5.nounThe 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 broad Irish accent"
6.noun(sign languages) 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."2015 December 3, [./http//www.pri.org/stories/2015-12-03/philadelphia-accent-sign-language There's a distinctly Philadelphia accent in American Sign Language]"
7.nounA word; a significant tone or sound.
8.noun(usually plurale tantum) Expressions in general; speech.
9.nounStress laid on certain syllables of a verse.
10.nounA regularly recurring stress upon the tone to mark the beginning, and, more feebly, the third part of the measure.
11.nounA special emphasis of a tone, even in the weaker part of the measure.
12.nounThe rhythmical accent, which marks phrases and sections of a period.
13.nounThe expressive emphasis and shading of a passage.
14.nounA mark used to represent specific stress on a note.
15.nounA 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''.
16.nounA 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.
17.nounA mark used to denote feet and inches, as in 6' 10'', meaning six feet ten inches.
18.nounEmphasis laid on a part of an artistic design or composition; an emphasized detail, in particular a detail in sharp contrast to its surroundings.
19.nounA very small gemstone set into a piece of jewellery.
20.nounA distinctive feature or quality.
21.nounUtterance.