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grave (accent)
noun [C] /ˌɡrɑːv ˈæksənt/Definition
› a symbol used over a letter in some languages, for example the letter 'è' in French, to show that it is pronounced in a particular wayPunctuation
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Synonyms and related words:
- apostrophe noun
- asterisk noun
- block capitals noun
- c. preposition
- cedilla noun
- dash noun (PUNCTUATION)
- ditto noun
- ellipsis noun (PRINTED MARK)
- hyphen noun
- hyphenate verb
- inverted commas noun
- lower case noun
- period noun (MARK)
- punctuation mark noun
- punctuation noun
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