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Meanings of accent in English

Portuguese
enfatizar
Catalan
accentuar
Spanish
acentuar
Wikidata

To stress, single out as important.

        enfatizar
        Portuguese
        tonicidade
        Catalan
        èmfasi
        Spanish
        énfasis
        Wikidata

        The relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)

              tonicidade
              Portuguese
              dialecto
              Catalan
              dialecte
              Spanish
              dialecto

              The usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people.

                    dialecto
                    Catalan
                    accent
                    Spanish
                    tono

                    Distinctive manner of oral expression.

                          accent
                          Usage of accent in English
                          1
                          His accent, however, was not quite so sophisticated as his young employer's.
                          Artemis Fowl: the Arctic incident
                          2
                          Don't expect an accent.' Returning to the book, she recited: 'What funnel?
                          The genesis secret
                          3
                          RELATED: American mocked over accent RELATED: How are Aussie accents really formed?
                          News.com.au
                          4
                          DR. OGILVY: That's quite all right...I can't place your accent Mr. Vennema.
                          Further adventures
                          5
                          Melonie: In South Africa we rarely act with a South African accent.
                          The South African
                          6
                          He speaks English well and with a strong Russian accent, they said.
                          The Guardian
                          7
                          Her peculiar way of saying some words would just be an accent.
                          The Mammoth Hunters
                          8
                          The words sounded very far away, but I'd know that accent anywhere.
                          Fortune's Pawn
                          9
                          The gorse and the broom were a fine accent in the landscape.
                          Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World
                          10
                          Other top contenders includes the French, Italian, Spanish and Northern Irish accent.
                          The South African
                          11
                          He had a slightly clipped accent, almost but not quite South African.
                          The clouds beneath the sun
                          12
                          He's got some free time these days, and his accent is hilarious.
                          The Guardian
                          13
                          His English had a strong Portuguese accent, but was easy to understand.
                          Kennedy's brain
                          14
                          Mr Whiskers, however, says much darker, nastier things in a Scottish accent.
                          The Irish Times
                          15
                          Urgent, he said in impeccable English, but with a slight French accent.
                          The bone chamber
                          16
                          Warnings come from a rather seductive female voice bearing an English accent.
                          Jamaica Observer
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                          South Africa
                          Common
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                          Common
                          United States of America
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