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Definition of accent
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of accent is as below...
Accent
(n.) 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..
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Paroxytone
::
Paroxytone
(a.) A word
having
an acute
accent
on the
penultimate
syllable.
Atonic
::
Atonic
(a.)
Unaccented;
as, an
atonic
syllable..
Accentuable
::
Accentuable
(a.)
Capable
of being
accented.
Accent
::
Accent
(n.) 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..
Accent
::
Accent
(n.) A
regularly
recurring
stress
upon the tone to mark the
beginning,
and, more
feebly,
the third part of the
measure..
Polonaise
::
Polonaise
(n.) A
stately
Polish
dance tune, in 3-4
measure,
beginning
always
on the beat with a
quaver
followed
by a
crotchet,
and
closing
on the beat after a
strong
accent
on the
second
beat; also, a dance
adapted
to such
music;
a
polacca..
Accent
::
Accent
(n.) The
rhythmical
accent,
which marks
phrases
and
sections
of a
period..
Accentuation
::
Accentuation
(n.) Act of
accentuating;
applications
of
accent.
Enclitical
::
Enclitical
(v. i.)
Affixed;
subjoined;
-- said of a word or
particle
which leans back upon the
preceding
word so as to
become
a part of it, and to lose its own
independent
accent,
generally
varying
also the
accent
of the
preceding
word..
Cabala
::
Cabala
(n.) A kind of
occult
theosophy
or
traditional
interpretation
of the
Scriptures
among
Jewish
rabbis
and
certain
mediaeval
Christians,
which
treats
of the
nature
of god and the
mystery
of human
existence.
It
assumes
that every
letter,
word,
number,
and
accent
of
Scripture
contains
a
hidden
sense;
and it
teaches
the
methods
of
interpretation
for
ascertaining
these
occult
meanings.
The
cabalists
pretend
even to
foretell
events
by this
means..
Trochee
::
Trochee
(n.) A foot of two
syllables,
the first long and the
second
short,
as in the Latin word ante, or the first
accented
and the
second
unaccented,
as in the
English
word
motion;
a
choreus..
Stress
::
Stress
(n.) Force of
utterance
expended
upon words or
syllables.
Stress
is in
English
the chief
element
in
accent
and is one of the most
important
in
emphasis.
See Guide to
pronunciation,
//
31-35..
Thesis
::
Thesis
(n.) The
accented
part of the
measure,
expressed
by the
downward
beat; -- the
opposite
of
arsis..
Orthotone
::
Orthotone
(a.)
Retaining
the
accent;
not
enclitic;
-- said of
certain
indefinite
pronouns
and
adverbs
when used
interrogatively,
which,
when not so used, are
ordinarilly
enclitic..
Pronunciation
::
Pronunciation
(n.) The act of
uttering
with
articulation;
the act of
giving
the
proper
sound and
accent;
utterance;
as, the
pronunciation
of
syllables
of
words;
distinct
or
indistinct
pronunciation..
Accent
::
Accent
(n.) 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''..
Accentually
::
Accentually
(adv.)
In an
accentual
manner;
in
accordance
with
accent.
Accenting
::
Accenting
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of
Accen.
Rhythm
::
Rhythm
(n.) In the
widest
sense,
a
dividing
into short
portions
by a
regular
succession
of
motions,
impulses,
sounds,
accents,
etc.,
producing
an
agreeable
effect,
as in music
poetry,
the
dance,
or the
like..
Staccato
::
Staccato
(a.)
Disconnected;
separated;
distinct;
-- a
direction
to
perform
the notes of a
passage
in a
short,
distinct,
and
pointed
manner.
It is
opposed
to
legato,
and often
indicated
by heavy
accents
written
over or under the
notes,
or by dots when the
performance
is to be less
distinct
and
emphatic..
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