Accent

  • 41accent — acènt m. accent; ton. Accent tonic ; accent grèu, agut : accent tonique ; accent grave, aigu …

    Diccionari Personau e Evolutiu

  • 42accent — 1. noun /ˈæksənt/ a) 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. In the word careful , the accent is placed on the first syllable. b)… …

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  • 43accent — Ударение, акцент (Accent, Emphasis)     Надстрочный знак, указывающий на особенности произношения слова, в частности на ударный слог. В русском языке в качестве знака ударения используется акут [один из верхних акцентов – «oстрое» ударение].… …

    Шрифтовая терминология

  • 44accent — I ac|cent 1. ac|cent sb., en, er, erne (fremmedartet udtale); tale dansk med fransk accent II ac|cent 2. ac|cent sb., en, er, erne (tegn der angiver tryk el. særlig udtale); accent aigu; accent grave …

    Dansk ordbog

  • 45accent — noun aks(ə)nt, sɛnt 1》 a particular way of pronouncing a language, associated with a country, area, or social class. 2》 an emphasis given to a syllable, word, or note in speech or music. 3》 a special emphasis: the accent is on participation. 4》 a …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 46accent — noun 1) a Scottish accent Syn: pronunciation, intonation, enunciation, articulation, inflection 2) the accent is on comfort Syn: emphasis, stress, priority, importance, prominence …

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  • 47accent — m ( es/ as) accent [L] …

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  • 48accent — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. accentuate, emphasize, stress. n. emphasis, stress, tone; dialect, pronunciation; diacritic[al mark]. See speech, sound, indication, importance. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Importance] Syn. emphasis,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 49accent — • accenttecken • tonvikt, tryck, accent, intonering • betoning, tonvikt, intonation, emfas …

    Svensk synonymlexikon

  • 50accent — [14] Accent was originally a loantranslation from Greek into Latin (a loantranslation is when each constituent of a compound in one language is translated into its equivalent in another, and then reassembled into a new compound). Greek prosōidíā… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins