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accent

Letters that make accent

a, e, n, c, t are letters that make 'accent'

Words within accent

NT, AC, ACC, cent, en, cc, CE, Ac, Ce are words within 'accent'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of accent

accents is a word created by adding a letter to 'accent'

accent is a 6 letter word starting with a
accent is a 6 letter word ending with t

7 possible definitions for 'accent'

Accent as "the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)"

Under this definition, accent is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

emphasis, stress have the same meaning as 'accent'

accent as a type

'accent' can be a type of prosody, inflection.

Types of accent

accentuation, tonic accent, pitch accent, word stress, word accent, sentence stress are types of 'accent'.

Derivatives of accent

emphatic, accentual, accentuate, accent, exclamatory, emphasized, emphasised, stress are derivatives of 'accent'.

Accent as "the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people"

Under this definition, accent is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

idiom, dialect have the same meaning as 'accent'

accent as a type

'accent' can be a type of non-standard speech.

Types of accent

eye dialect, patois are types of 'accent'.

Uses of accent

euphonious, spang, bang, forward, forwards, frontward, frontwards, forrad, forrard are useages of 'accent'.

Derivatives of accent

accentuate, accent, dialectal, stress are derivatives of 'accent'.

Example of accent used within this context

"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"

Accent as "special importance or significance"

Under this definition, accent is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

emphasis has the same meaning as accent

accent as a type

'accent' can be a type of grandness, importance.

Types of accent

focus, stress are types of 'accent'.

Derivatives of accent

accentuate, emphasize, emphasise, stress, punctuate, emphatic, forceful, accent are derivatives of 'accent'.

Example of accent used within this context

"the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis", "the room was decorated in shades of grey with distinctive red accents"

Accent as "put stress on, utter with an accent"

Under this definition, accent is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

accentuate, stress have the same meaning as 'accent'

accent as a type

'accent' can be a type of sound out, pronounce, enunciate, enounce, articulate, say.

Derivatives of accent

emphasis, accentuation, accent, idiom, dialect, accent mark, stress, speech pattern are derivatives of 'accent'.

Example of accent used within this context

"In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word"

Accent as "to stress, single out as important"

Under this definition, accent is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

accentuate, emphasize, emphasise, stress, punctuate have the same meaning as 'accent'

accent as a type

'accent' can be a type of evince, show, express.

Types of accent

background, set off, play down, downplay, bring out, re-emphasise, re-emphasize, underscore, emphasize, topicalize, point up, drive home, ram home, emphasise, bear down, underline, press home are types of 'accent'.

Derivatives of accent

focus, accent, stress, emphasis, emphasizing, accenting, accentuation are derivatives of 'accent'.

Accent as "distinctive manner of oral expression"

Under this definition, accent is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

speech pattern has the same meaning as accent

accent as a type

'accent' can be a type of pronunciation.

Types of accent

drawl is a type of accent.

Derivatives of accent

accentuate, accent, stress are derivatives of 'accent'.

Example of accent used within this context

"he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent", "she had a very clear speech pattern"

Accent as "a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation"

Under this definition, accent is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

accent mark has the same meaning as accent

accent as a type

'accent' can be a type of diacritical mark, diacritic.

Types of accent

grave, acute, stress mark, acute accent, ague, grave accent are types of 'accent'.

accent as a category

'accent' can be a category of language, linguistic communication.

Derivatives of accent

accentual, accentuate, accent, stress are derivatives of 'accent'.