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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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Accentuating
::
Accentuating
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of
Accentuat.
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''..
Accenting
::
Accenting
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of
Accen.
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..
Inflection
::
Inflection
(n.) A
slide,
modulation,
or
accent
of the
voice;
as, the
rising
and the
falling
inflection..
Accent
::
Accent
(n.)
Stress
laid on
certain
syllables
of a
verse.
Rhythm
::
Rhythm
(n.)
Movement
in
musical
time, with
periodical
recurrence
of
accent;
the
measured
beat or pulse which marks the
character
and
expression
of the
music;
symmetry
of
movement
and
accent..
Accentual
::
Accentual
(a.) Of or
pertaining
to
accent;
characterized
or
formed
by
accent.
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..
Thesis
::
Thesis
(n.) The
accented
part of the
measure,
expressed
by the
downward
beat; -- the
opposite
of
arsis..
Accent
::
Accent
(n.) The
expressive
emphasis
and
shading
of a
passage.
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..
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..
Prosody
::
Prosody
(n.) That part of
grammar
which
treats
of the
quantity
of
syllables,
of
accent,
and of the laws of
versification
or
metrical
composition..
Tone
::
Tone (n.)
Accent,
or
inflection
or
modulation
of the
voice,
as
adapted
to
express
emotion
or
passion..
Hexameter
::
Hexameter
(n.) A verse of six feet, the first four of which may be
either
dactyls
or
spondees,
the fifth must
regularly
be a
dactyl,
and the sixth
always
a
spondee.
In this
species
of verse are
composed
the Iliad of Homer and the
Aeneid
of
Virgil.
In
English
hexameters
accent
takes the place of
quantity..
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..
Caesura
::
Caesura
(n.) A
metrical
break in a
verse,
occurring
in the
middle
of a foot and
commonly
near the
middle
of the
verse;
a sense pause in the
middle
of a foot. Also, a long
syllable
on which the
caesural
accent
rests,
or which is used as a
foot..
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.) Act of
accentuating;
applications
of
accent.
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