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accents definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb accent 1 of 2 senses of accent Sense 1 stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate => background, play down => bring out set off => re-emphasise, re-emphasize => bear down => point up => drive home, ram home, press home => underscore, underline, emphasize, emphasise Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb accent 1 of 2 senses of accent Sense 1 stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate => background, play down => wave off => soft-pedal => bring out set off => pick up => foreground, highlight, spotlight, play up => raise => re-emphasise, re-emphasize => bear down => point up => drive home, ram home, press home => underscore, underline, emphasize, emphasise Entailment of verb accent Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb accent 2 senses of accent Sense 1 stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate => express, show evince Sense 2 stress, accent => pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out enunciate, say Familiarity of verb accent accent used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb accent Sense 1 stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate => express, show evince -------------- Sense 2 stress, accent => pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out enunciate, say -------------- Grep of noun accent accent accent mark accenting accentor accentual system accentuation acute accent grave accent pitch accent tonic accent word accent Overview of noun accent The noun accent has 5 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (5) accent, speech pattern -- (distinctive manner of oral expression; "he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent"; "she had a very clear speech pattern") 2. (1) emphasis, accent -- (special importance or significance; "the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis"; "the room was decorated in shades of gray with distinctive red accents") 3. 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") 4. stress, emphasis, accent, accentuation -- (the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); "he put the stress on the wrong syllable") 5. accent, accent mark -- (a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or (in some languages) placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation) Overview of verb accent The verb accent has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate -- (to stress, single out as important: "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet.") 2. stress, accent -- (put stress on utter with an accent) Overview of noun accent The noun accent has 5 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (5) accent, speech pattern -- (distinctive manner of oral expression; "he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent"; "she had a very clear speech pattern") 2. (1) emphasis, accent -- (special importance or significance; "the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis"; "the room was decorated in shades of gray with distinctive red accents") 3. 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") 4. stress, emphasis, accent, accentuation -- (the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); "he put the stress on the wrong syllable") 5. accent, accent mark -- (a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or (in some languages) placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation) Overview of verb accent The verb accent has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate -- (to stress, single out as important: "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet.") 2. stress, accent -- (put stress on utter with an accent)
accents definition
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