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accents

/ˈæk.sɛnts/

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noun

A 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.

Examples :

"In the word "careful", the accent is placed on the first syllable."

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noun

Emphasis or importance in general.

Examples :

"At this hotel, the accent is on luxury."

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A 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.

Examples :

"The name Cézanne is written with an acute accent."

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noun

Modulation of the voice in speaking; the manner of speaking or pronouncing; a peculiar or characteristic modification of the voice, expressing emotion; tone.

Examples :

"Her voice rose with excitement, the accents of joy clear as she talked about her graduation. "

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noun

Examples :

"a broad Irish accent"

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(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.

Examples :

"The deaf students noticed their teacher had a slight "accents" in his signing because he learned sign language later in life. "

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A word; a significant tone or sound.

Examples :

"The teacher added accents to certain words when reading aloud to emphasize their importance. "

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(usually plurale tantum) Expressions in general; speech.

Examples :

"His writing was filled with poetic accents, making it a joy to read. "

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Stress laid on certain syllables of a verse.

Examples :

"The poem's unique accents made the lines sound more dramatic. "

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A regularly recurring stress upon the tone to mark the beginning, and, more feebly, the third part of the measure.

Examples :

"The children clapped along to the music, easily identifying the strong accents on the first and third beats of each measure. "

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A special emphasis of a tone, even in the weaker part of the measure.

Examples :

"The musician added subtle accents to the piano melody by lightly emphasizing certain notes, even those that fell on the off-beats. "

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The rhythmical accent, which marks phrases and sections of a period.

Examples :

"In music class, the teacher explained how the conductor uses their baton to emphasize the accents in each musical phrase, guiding the orchestra's rhythm. "

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The expressive emphasis and shading of a passage.

Examples :

"The pianist added delicate accents to the melody, making it more emotionally powerful. "

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A mark used to represent specific stress on a note.

Examples :

"The sheet music showed small accents above certain notes, telling the pianist to play those notes louder. "

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A 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''.

Examples :

"In physics class, the teacher used 'v', 'v'', and 'v''' to represent different velocities, explaining that the accents helped distinguish them. "

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A 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.

Examples :

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A mark used to denote feet and inches, as in 6' 10'', meaning six feet ten inches.

Examples :

"Please make the sentence only one sentence and avoid any additional explanations. "

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noun

Emphasis laid on a part of an artistic design or composition; an emphasized detail, in particular a detail in sharp contrast to its surroundings.

Examples :

"The bright yellow pillows served as unexpected accents in the otherwise gray living room. "

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A very small gemstone set into a piece of jewellery.

Examples :

"The necklace had tiny accents of diamonds scattered along the chain. "

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A distinctive feature or quality.

Examples :

"The new restaurant's decor includes African masks and colorful fabrics, giving it strong cultural accents. "

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noun

Examples :

"Her soft accents of agreement punctuated his presentation. "

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verb

To express the accent of vocally; to utter with accent.

Examples :

"The actor accents his lines with a slight British flair to better portray the character. "

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verb

To mark emphatically; to emphasize; to accentuate; to make prominent.

Examples :

"The teacher accents important vocabulary words by writing them in bold on the whiteboard. "

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verb

To mark with written accents.

Examples :

"The teacher carefully accents each vowel in the foreign language words on the board so the students pronounce them correctly. "

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