| accent | 1. A superior force of voice or of articulative effort upon some particular syllable of a word or a phrase, distinguishing it from the others. Many English words have two accents, the primary and the secondary; the primary being uttered with a greater stress of voice than the secondary; as in as'pira'tion, where the chief stress is on the third syllable, and a slighter stress on the first. Some words, as an'tiap'o-plec'tic, in-com'pre-hen'si-bil'i-ty, have two secondary accents. 2. A mark or character used in writing, and serving to regulate the pronunciation; especially., a mark to indicate the nature and place of the spoken accent; a mark to indicate the quality of sound of the vowel marked; as, the French accents. In the ancient Greek the acute accent (') meant a raised tone or pitch, the grave, the level tone or simply the negation of accent, the circumflex (~ or ^) a tone raised and then depressed. In works on elocution, the first is often used to denote the rising inflection of the voice; the second, the falling inflection; and the third (^), the compound or waving inflection. In dictionaries, spelling books, and the like, the acute accent is used to designate the syllable which receives the chief stress of voice. 3. Modulation of the voice in speaking; manner of speaking or pronouncing; peculiar or characteristic modification of the voice; tone; as, a foreign accent; a French or a German accent. "Beguiled you in a plain accent." . "A perfect accent." . "The tender accent of a woman's cry." (Prior) 4. A word; a significant tone; (pl) expressions in general; speech. "Winds! on your wings to Heaven her accents bear, Such words as Heaven alone is fit to hear." (Dryden) 5. Stress laid on certain syllables of a verse. 6. A regularly recurring stress upon the tone to mark the beginning, and, more feebly, the third part of the measure. A special emphasis of a tone, even in the weaker part of the measure. The rythmical accent, which marks phrases and sections of a period. The expressive emphasis and shading of a passage. 7. <mathematics> A mark used to denote feet and inches; as, 6' 10'' is six feet ten inches. Origin: F. Accent, L. Accentus; ad + cantus a singing, canere to sing. See Cant. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| accentor | 1. One who sings the leading part; the director or leader. 2. <ornithology> A genus of European birds (so named from their sweet notes), including the hedge warbler. In America sometimes applied to the water thrushes. Origin: L. Ad. + cantor singer, canere to sing. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| accentuation | Act of accentuating; applications of accent. Specifically . Pitch or modulation of the voice in reciting portions of the liturgy. Origin: LL. Accentuatio: cf. F. Accentuation. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| accentuator | A substance, such as aniline, the presence of which allows a combination between a tissue or histologic element and a stain that might otherwise be impossible. Origin: L. Accentus, accent, fr. Cano, to sing (05 Mar 2000) |
| accentuation |
the use or application of an accent; the relative prominence of syllables in a phrase or utterance emphasizing: the act of giving special importance or significance to something
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| accent | a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or (in some languages) placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation |
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| accent | the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch) |
| accent | distinctive manner of oral expression |
| accent | the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people |
| accent | special importance or significance |
| accent | put stress on |
| accent | to stress, single out as important |
| accent | a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or (in some languages) placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation |
| accent | used of syllables or musical beats |
| accent | used of syllables |
| accent | the act of giving special importance or significance to something |
| accent | small sparrow-like songbird of mountainous regions of Eurasia |
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