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(linguistics) A higher-pitched or stronger (louder or longer) articulation of a particular syllable of a word or phrase in order to distinguish it from the others or to emphasize it.

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accent

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Source Word

accent

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈak.sənt/

Noun

countable uncountable figuratively plural plural-only usually archaic

(linguistics) A higher-pitched or stronger (louder or longer) articulation of a particular syllable of a word or phrase in order to distinguish it from the others or to emphasize it.

Japanese Meaning

（音声学）単語やフレーズのある特定の音節に対して、ほかの音節と区別したり強調するために、通常より高めの音程や強い発音で表現される音声的特徴

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第一音節に強勢があると「record」は名詞になり、第二音節に強勢があると動詞になります。

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(linguistics) A higher-pitched or stronger (louder or longer) articulation of a particular syllable of a word or phrase in order to distinguish it from the others or to emphasize it.

In the word "careful", the accent is placed on the first syllable.

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(figuratively) Emphasis or importance in general.

At this hotel, the accent is on luxury.

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(orthography) A mark or character used in writing, in order to indicate the place of the spoken accent, or to indicate the nature or quality of the vowel marked.

The name Cézanne is written with an acute accent.

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I know, sir, I am no flatterer: he that beguiled you in a plain accent was a plain knave; which for my part I will not be, though I should win your displeasure to entreat me to 't.

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(linguistics, sociolinguistics) The distinctive manner of pronouncing a language associated with a particular region, social group, etc., whether of a native speaker or a foreign speaker; the phonetic and phonological aspects of a dialect.

a foreign accent an American, British or Australian accent

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(linguistics, sign languages) A distinctive manner of producing a sign language, such as someone who does not normally use a certain sign language might have when using it.