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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

Then she accused him of “pawing” through her script and — while mimicking his South African accent — claimed he didn’t laugh at the sketch a single time.

"My accent has changed so much since starting at uni because i was getting comments if I said a word like 'canny'. They liked to point it out."

From BBC

"Accent bias is one of the biggest issues. And they made assumptions from our accents on our intelligence levels and whether we would be friends or not," she said.

From BBC

The recipient of an MBE, she defended her London accent after ex-House of Lords member Digby Jones criticised her pronunciation.

From BBC

Davidson is known for his dark sense of humor, Staten Island accent and unconventional magnetism.

From Salon

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

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