Mark with accent
1Accent — Ac*cent , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accented}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Accenting}.] [OF. accenter, F. accentuer.] [1913 Webster] 1. To express the accent of (either by the voice or by a mark); to utter or to mark with accent. [1913 Webster] 2. To mark… …
2accent — 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)… …
3accent — [ak′sent΄; ] chiefly Brit [, ak′sənt; ] for v. [, ak′sent΄, ak sent′] n. [Fr < L accentus < ad , to + cantus, pp. of canere, to sing: a L rendering of Gr prosōidia (see PROSODY), orig. referring to the pitch scheme of Gr verse] 1. the… …
4accent — accentless, adj. accentuable /ak sen chooh euh beuhl/, adj. n. /ak sent/; v. /ak sent, ak sent /, n. 1. prominence of a syllable in terms of differential loudness, or of pitch, or length, or of a combination of these. 2. degree of prominence of a …
5accent — noun /ˈæksɛnt / (say aksent) 1. the distinctive character of a vowel or syllable determined by its degree or pattern of stress or musical tone. 2. any one of the degrees or patterns of stress used in a particular language as essential features of …
6accent — I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle French accenter, from accent intonation, from Latin accentus, from ad + cantus song more at chant Date: 1530 1. a. to pronounce with accent ; stress b. to mark with a written or printed accent 2 …
7accent — ac•cent n. [[t]ˈæk sɛnt[/t]] v. [[t]also ækˈsɛnt[/t]] n. 1) phn prominence of a syllable in terms of differential loudness, pitch, length, or a combination of these 2) phn degree of prominence of a syllable within a word or of a word within a… …
8mark — I n. sign. symbol 1) to make one s mark ( to make a cross in place of a signature ) 2) an accent, stress; diacritical; exclamation (BE; AE has exclamation point); punctuation; question; quotation mark 3) (mil.) a hash mark 4) a laundry mark… …
9accent*/ — [ˈæks(ə)nt] noun I 1) [C] a way of pronouncing words that shows what country, region, or social class you come from an upper class British accent[/ex] Tom hasn t lost his broad Irish accent.[/ex] 2) [C] a mark above a letter that shows how you… …
10mark — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English mearc boundary, march, sign; akin to Old High German marha boundary, Latin margo Date: before 12th century 1. a boundary land 2. a. (1) a conspicuous object serving as a guide for travelers (2)… …
