aksan

Phonetic: "/ˈak.sənt/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: 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.

Example: In the word "careful", the accent is placed on the first syllable.

Definition: Emphasis or importance in general.

Example: At this hotel, the accent is on luxury.

Definition: A mark or character used in writing, in order to indicate the place of the spoken accent, or to indicate the nature or quality of the vowel marked.

Example: The name Cézanne is written with an acute accent.

Definition: Modulation of the voice in speaking; the manner of speaking or pronouncing; a peculiar or characteristic modification of the voice, expressing emotion; tone.

Definition: The distinctive manner of pronouncing a language associated with a particular region, social group, etc., whether of a native speaker or a foreign speaker; the phonetic and phonological aspects of a dialect.

Example: a broad Irish accent

Definition: (sign languages) A distinctive manner of producing a sign language, such as someone who does not normally use a certain sign language might have when using it.

Example: 2015 December 3, [./http//www.pri.org/stories/2015-12-03/philadelphia-accent-sign-language There's a distinctly Philadelphia accent in American Sign Language]

Definition: A word; a significant tone or sound.

Definition: (usually plurale tantum) Expressions in general; speech.

Definition: Stress laid on certain syllables of a verse.

Definition: A regularly recurring stress upon the tone to mark the beginning, and, more feebly, the third part of the measure.

Definition: A special emphasis of a tone, even in the weaker part of the measure.

Definition: The rhythmical accent, which marks phrases and sections of a period.

Definition: The expressive emphasis and shading of a passage.

Definition: A mark used to represent specific stress on a note.

Definition: A mark placed at the right hand of a letter, and a little above it, to distinguish magnitudes of a similar kind expressed by the same letter, but differing in value, as y', y''.

Definition: A mark at the right hand of a number, indicating minutes of a degree, seconds, etc., as in 12' 27'', meaning twelve minutes and twenty-seven seconds.

Definition: A mark used to denote feet and inches, as in 6' 10'', meaning six feet ten inches.

Definition: Emphasis laid on a part of an artistic design or composition; an emphasized detail, in particular a detail in sharp contrast to its surroundings.

Definition: A very small gemstone set into a piece of jewellery.

Definition: A distinctive feature or quality.

Definition: Utterance.