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accent n. [
speech pattern] distinctive manner of oral expression; "he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent"; "she had a very clear speech pattern"
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accent n. [
emphasis] special importance or significance; "the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis"; "the room was decorated in shades of grey with distinctive red accents"
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accent v. [
stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accentuate] to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"
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accent v. [
stress, accentuate] put stress on; utter with an accent; "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word"
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accent n. [
dialect, idiom] the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he has a strong German accent"; "it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy"
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