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accent

noun as in importance, emphasis

noun as in stress or pitch in pronunciation

verb as in place emphasis, importance

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Example Sentences

Her trick to making the arrangements was having a base centered on hydrangeas but being open to any special accent flowers that caught her eye.

Lutnick, who speaks with a New York accent and is known for his blustery style, wept on TV in the days after.

From BBC

Her co-star Ariana Grande, who plays Glinda, said the south London actress had helped her improve her British accent while filming.

From BBC

He had an accent I didn’t recognise, maybe Midlands.

From BBC

“We were very conscious of the fact that he seems to be attracted to characters that require a lot of preparation, physicality, voice work, accents, make up,” Neame says.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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