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accent meaning in English

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accent substantief
{n}

accent [accents](higher-pitched or stronger articulation)
noun
[UK: ˈæk.sent] [US: ək.ˈsent]

accent circonflexe substantief
{n}

circumflex [circumflexes](circumflex accent)
noun
[UK: ˈsɜːk.əm.fleks] [US: ˈsɝːk.əm.fleks]

accent grave substantief
{n}

grave accentnoun
[UK: ɡreɪv ˈæk.sent] [US: ˈɡreɪv ək.ˈsent]

accentteken substantief
{n}

accent [accents](math: mark to distinguish magnitudes of similar kind)
noun
[UK: ˈæk.sent] [US: ək.ˈsent]

accentueren werkwoord

accent [accented, accenting, accents](to emphasize)
verb
[UK: ˈæk.sent] [US: ək.ˈsent]

accentuate [accentuated, accentuating, accentuates](to pronounce with an accent)
verb
[UK: ək.ˈsen.tʃueɪt] [US: ək.ˈsen.tʃuet]

met accent aigu bijvoeglijk naamwoord

acute [acuter, acutest]((orthography) after a letter of the alphabet: having an acute accent)
adjective
[UK: ə.ˈkjuːt] [US: ə.ˈkjuːt]