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Definition of accent

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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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Baritone :: Baritone (a.) Not marked with an accent on the last syllable, the grave accent being understood..

Accent :: Accent (n.) The rhythmical accent, which marks phrases and sections of a period..

Accentual :: Accentual (a.) Of or pertaining to accent; characterized or formed by accent.

Accentless :: Accentless (a.) Without accent.

Aphesis :: Aphesis (n.) The loss of a short unaccented vowel at the beginning of a word; -- the result of a phonetic process; as, squire for esquire..

Dunnock :: Dunnock (a.) The hedge sparrow or hedge accentor.

Iambus :: Iambus (n.) A foot consisting of a short syllable followed by a long one, as in /mans, or of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented one, as invent; an iambic. See the Couplet under Iambic, n..

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..

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..

Accentuation :: Accentuation (n.) pitch or modulation of the voice in reciting portions of the liturgy.

Accentuate :: Accentuate (v. t.) To pronounce with an accent or with accents.

Accent :: Accent (n.) 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..

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..

Amphibrach :: Amphibrach (n.) A foot of three syllables, the middle one long, the first and last short (~ -- ~); as, h/b/r/. In modern prosody the accented syllable takes the place of the long and the unaccented of the short; as, pro-phet#ic..

After-note :: After-note (n.) One of the small notes occur on the unaccented parts of the measure, taking their time from the preceding note..

Iambic :: Iambic (a.) Consisting of a short syllable followed by a long one, or of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented; as, an iambic foot..

Anapest :: Anapest (n.) A metrical foot consisting of three syllables, the first two short, or unaccented, the last long, or accented (/ / -); the reverse of the dactyl. In Latin d/-/-tas, and in English in-ter-vene#, are examples of anapests..

Oxytone :: Oxytone (n.) A word having the acute accent on the last syllable.

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..