accent

(n) distinctive manner of oral expression
- he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent
- she had a very clear speech pattern
speech pattern,
(n) 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
emphasis,
(n) 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
dialect, idiom,
(n) the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
- he put the stress on the wrong syllable
stress, emphasis,
(n) a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation accent mark,

(v) to stress, single out as important
- Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet
accentuate, emphasize, stress, emphasise, punctuate,
(v) put stress on; utter with an accent
- In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word
accentuate, stress,

speech pattern accentuate emphasize stress emphasise punctuate emphasis dialect idiom accent mark

accede accept access

accented accenting accent mark accentor accentual accentual system accentuate accentuation