accent
noun [C] (EMPHASIS) /ˈæk.sənt/Definition
› specialized a special emphasis given to a particular syllable in a word, word in a sentence, or note in a set of musical notes: The accent falls on the final syllable.Ways of speakingTechnical music termsStressing and emphasizing the accent is on sth › great importance is given to a particular thing or quality: This season the accent is definitely on long, flowing, romantic clothes.Stressing and emphasizing accented /əkˈsen.tɪd/
/ˈæk.sen.t̬ɪd/ adjective › He spoke in heavily accented English.Ways of speaking
/ˈæk.sen.t̬ɪd/ adjective › He spoke in heavily accented English.Ways of speaking(Definition of accent noun (EMPHASIS) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- accent verb
- accentuate verb
- drive/hammer sth home idiom
- emphasis noun
- emphasize verb
- exactly adverb
- foreground verb
- hammer sth home idiom
- impress sth on/upon sb phrasal verb
- insistence noun
- place verb (POSITION)
- point sth up phrasal verb
- put a gloss on sth idiom
- ram sth home idiom
- spotlight verb
- stress noun (EMPHASIS)
- stress verb (EMPHASIZE)
- underline verb
- underscore verb
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