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accent

noun [C] (MARK)
 
 
/ˈæk.sənt/

Definition

B2 a mark written or printed over a letter to show you how to pronounce it: a grave accent There's an acute accent on the e of 'café'.Punctuation accented
 
 
/əkˈsen.tɪd/ US  /ˈæk.sen.t̬ɪd/ adjective
He spoke in heavily accented English.Ways of speaking
(Definition of accent noun (MARK) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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