Vocabulary : Accent to Accentuate
Accent : A superior force of voice or of articulative effort upon some particular syllable of a word or a phrase, distinguishing it from the others. ;; 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. ;; 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. ;; A word; a significant tone ;; expressions in general; speech. ;; Stress laid on certain syllables of a verse. ;; A regularly recurring stress upon the tone to mark the beginning, and, more feebly, the third part of the measure. ;; A special emphasis of a tone, even in the weaker part of the measure. ;; The rhythmical accent, which marks phrases and sections of a period. ;; The expressive emphasis and shading of a passage. ;; A mark placed at the rAccented : of Accent
Accenting : of Accent
Accentless : Without accent.
Accentor : One who sings the leading part; the director or leader. ;; A genus of European birds (so named from their sweet notes), including the hedge warbler. In America sometimes applied to the water thrushes.
