1 [C,U] a way of pronouncing the words of a language that shows which country or area a person comes from:
a northern / Dublin / Indian accent * a strong / broad Scottish accent (= one that is very noticeable) * She spoke English with a faint Dutch accent.
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2 [sing.] a special importance that is given to sth:
In all our products the accent is on quality.
3 [C] the emphasis that you should give to part of a word when saying it:
In 'today' the accent is on the second syllable.
4 [C] a mark on a letter to show that it should be pronounced in a particular way:
Canape has an accent on the 'e'.
verb [VN] (rare) to emphasize a part of sth:
The women accent their eyes with make-up.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is accent a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, accent is tagged as noun.
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