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We have spotted ACCENT (6 Letters) a total of 13 times in our database. Below you may see the clues associated with ACCENT and also when and where was it last seen:
Definition
• | A superior force of voice or of articulative effort upon some particular syllable of a word or a phrase, distinguishing it from the others. |
• | A mark or character used in writing, and serving to regulate the pronunciation; esp.: (a) a mark to indicate the nature and place of the spoken accent; (b) a mark to indicate the quality of sound of the vowel marked; as, the French accents. |
• | Modulation of the voice in speaking; manner of speaking or pronouncing; peculiar or characteristic modification of the voice; tone; as, a foreign accent; a French or a German accent. |
• | A word; a significant tone |
• | expressions in general; speech. |
• | Stress laid on certain syllables of a verse. |
• | A regularly recurring stress upon the tone to mark the beginning, and, more feebly, the third part of the measure. |
• | A special emphasis of a tone, even in the weaker part of the measure. |
• | The rhythmical accent, which marks phrases and sections of a period. |
• | The expressive emphasis and shading of a passage. |
• | 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''. |
• | A mark at the right hand of a number, indicating minutes of a degree, seconds, etc.; as, 12'27'', i. e., twelve minutes twenty seven seconds. |
• | A mark used to denote feet and inches; as, 6' 10'' is six feet ten inches. |
• | To express the accent of (either by the voice or by a mark); to utter or to mark with accent. |
• | To mark emphatically; to emphasize. |
Referring crossword puzzle clues
- Emphasize
- Dialect coach's focus
- Regional manner of speech
- Feature of many New Yorkers' speech
- Whats found in cafés but not coffee shops?
- Stress
Usage among publishers:
- Eugene Sheffer: Jun 29, 2024
- USA Today: Sep 27, 2023
- LA Times: Sep 12, 2023
- USA Today: Aug 19, 2023
- New York Times: Jan 4, 2023
- Thomas Joseph: Jan 3, 2023