accent

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1. a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	diacritic, diacritical mark,
definition	:	a mark added to a letter to indicate a special pronunciation (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	stress mark,
definition	:	a mark indicating the stress on a syllable (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	acute, acute accent, ague,
definition	:	a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	grave, grave accent,
definition	:	a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation (noun.communication)

domain category	:	language, linguistic communication,
definition	:	a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols (noun.communication)

2. the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch) (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	inflection, prosody,
definition	:	the patterns of stress and intonation in a language (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	accentuation,
definition	:	the use or application of an accent; the relative prominence of syllables in a phrase or utterance (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	pitch accent, tonic accent,
definition	:	emphasis that results from pitch rather than loudness (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	word accent, word stress,
definition	:	the distribution of stresses within a polysyllabic word (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	sentence stress,
definition	:	the distribution of stresses within a sentence (noun.communication)

3. distinctive manner of oral expression (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	pronunciation,
definition	:	the manner in which someone utters a word (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	drawl,
definition	:	a slow speech pattern with prolonged vowels (noun.communication)

4. the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	non-standard speech,
definition	:	speech that differs from the usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	eye dialect,
definition	:	the use of misspellings to identify a colloquial or uneducated speaker (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	patois,
definition	:	a regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard (noun.communication)

domain member usage	:	bang, spang,
definition	:	leap, jerk, bang (verb.contact)

domain member usage	:	euphonious,
definition	:	(of speech or dialect) pleasing in sound; not harsh or strident (adj.all)

domain member usage	:	forrad, forrard, forward, forwards, frontward, frontwards,
definition	:	at or to or toward the front (adv.all)

5. special importance or significance (noun.state)

hypernym	:	grandness, importance,
definition	:	a prominent status (noun.state)

hyponym	:	focus, stress,
definition	:	special emphasis attached to something (noun.state)

6. put stress on; utter with an accent (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	articulate, enounce, enunciate, pronounce, say, sound out,
definition	:	speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way (verb.communication)

7. to stress, single out as important (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	evince, express, show,
definition	:	give expression to (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	background, downplay, play down,
definition	:	understate the importance or quality of (verb.change)

hyponym	:	bring out, set off,
definition	:	direct attention to, as if by means of contrast (verb.change)

hyponym	:	re-emphasise, re-emphasize,
definition	:	emphasize anew (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	bear down,
definition	:	pay special attention to (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	topicalize,
definition	:	emphasize by putting heavy stress on or by moving to the front of the sentence (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	point up,
definition	:	emphasize, especially by identification (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	drive home, press home, ram home,
definition	:	make clear by special emphasis and try to convince somebody of something (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	emphasise, emphasize, underline, underscore,
definition	:	give extra weight to (a communication) (verb.communication)

8. a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation (noun.communication)

derivation	:	accent, accentuate, stress,
definition	:	put stress on; utter with an accent (verb.communication)

derivation	:	accentual,
definition	:	of or pertaining to accent or stress (adj.pert)

9. the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch) (noun.communication)

derivation	:	accent, accentuate, stress,
definition	:	put stress on; utter with an accent (verb.communication)

derivation	:	emphatic, exclamatory,
definition	:	sudden and strong (adj.all)

derivation	:	accentual,
definition	:	(of verse) having a metric system based on stress rather than syllables or quantity (adj.all)

derivation	:	emphasised, emphasized, emphatic,
definition	:	spoken with emphasis (adj.all)

derivation	:	accentual,
definition	:	of or pertaining to accent or stress (adj.pert)

10. distinctive manner of oral expression (noun.communication)

derivation	:	accent, accentuate, stress, accent, accentuate, stress,
definition	:	put stress on; utter with an accent (verb.communication)

11. the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people (noun.communication)

derivation	:	dialectal,
definition	:	belonging to or characteristic of a dialect (adj.pert)

12. special importance or significance (noun.state)

derivation	:	accent, accentuate, emphasise, emphasize, punctuate, stress,
definition	:	to stress, single out as important (verb.communication)

derivation	:	emphatic, forceful,
definition	:	forceful and definite in expression or action (adj.all)

13. put stress on; utter with an accent (verb.communication)

derivation	:	accent, accent mark,
definition	:	a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation (noun.communication)

derivation	:	accent, emphasis, stress,
definition	:	the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch) (noun.communication)

derivation	:	accentuation,
definition	:	the use or application of an accent; the relative prominence of syllables in a phrase or utterance (noun.communication)

derivation	:	accent, speech pattern,
definition	:	distinctive manner of oral expression (noun.communication)

derivation	:	accent, dialect, idiom,
definition	:	the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people (noun.communication)

14. to stress, single out as important (verb.communication)

derivation	:	accenting, accentuation, emphasizing,
definition	:	the act of giving special importance or significance to something (noun.act)

derivation	:	accent, emphasis,
definition	:	special importance or significance (noun.state)

derivation	:	focus, stress,
definition	:	special emphasis attached to something (noun.state)

15. a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation (noun.communication)

derivation	:	accent, accentuate, stress,
definition	:	put stress on; utter with an accent (verb.communication)

derivation	:	accentual,
definition	:	of or pertaining to accent or stress (adj.pert)

16. the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch) (noun.communication)

derivation	:	accent, accentuate, stress,
definition	:	put stress on; utter with an accent (verb.communication)

derivation	:	emphatic, exclamatory,
definition	:	sudden and strong (adj.all)

derivation	:	accentual,
definition	:	(of verse) having a metric system based on stress rather than syllables or quantity (adj.all)

derivation	:	emphasised, emphasized, emphatic,
definition	:	spoken with emphasis (adj.all)

derivation	:	accentual,
definition	:	of or pertaining to accent or stress (adj.pert)

17. distinctive manner of oral expression (noun.communication)

derivation	:	accent, accentuate, stress, accent, accentuate, stress,
definition	:	put stress on; utter with an accent (verb.communication)

18. the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people (noun.communication)

derivation	:	dialectal,
definition	:	belonging to or characteristic of a dialect (adj.pert)

19. special importance or significance (noun.state)

derivation	:	accent, accentuate, emphasise, emphasize, punctuate, stress,
definition	:	to stress, single out as important (verb.communication)

derivation	:	emphatic, forceful,
definition	:	forceful and definite in expression or action (adj.all)

20. put stress on; utter with an accent (verb.communication)

derivation	:	accent, accent mark,
definition	:	a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation (noun.communication)

derivation	:	accent, emphasis, stress,
definition	:	the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch) (noun.communication)

derivation	:	accentuation,
definition	:	the use or application of an accent; the relative prominence of syllables in a phrase or utterance (noun.communication)

derivation	:	accent, speech pattern,
definition	:	distinctive manner of oral expression (noun.communication)

derivation	:	accent, dialect, idiom,
definition	:	the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people (noun.communication)

21. to stress, single out as important (verb.communication)

derivation	:	accenting, accentuation, emphasizing,
definition	:	the act of giving special importance or significance to something (noun.act)

derivation	:	accent, emphasis,
definition	:	special importance or significance (noun.state)

derivation	:	focus, stress,
definition	:	special emphasis attached to something (noun.state)

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