accent
/ˈæk·sent/ n [C] (WAY OF PRONOUNCING)Definition
› the way in which people in a particular area or country pronounce words: She spoke with a slight southern accent. › An accent is also a mark written or printed over a letter to show how to pronounce it.
(Definition of accent n (WAY OF PRONOUNCING) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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