accent
31Accent — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Accent (homonymie). Dans une acception courante, l accent est une particularité de diction d un locuteur dans une langue donnée. Il est propre à une région ou un milieu social et peut se caractériser par des… …
32accent*/ — [ˈæks(ə)nt] noun I 1) [C] a way of pronouncing words that shows what country, region, or social class you come from an upper class British accent[/ex] Tom hasn t lost his broad Irish accent.[/ex] 2) [C] a mark above a letter that shows how you… …
33accent — 1 noun (C) 1 the way someone pronounces the words of a language, showing which country or which part of a country they come from: Alex spoke Portuguese with a Brazilian accent. | strong/broad accent: a broad Irish accent compare dialect 2 the… …
34accent — {{11}}accent (n.) late 14c., particular mode of pronunciation, from M.Fr. accent, from O.Fr. acent (13c.), from L. accentus song added to speech, from ad to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + cantus a singing, pp. of canere to sing (see CHANT (Cf …
35accent — ac•cent n. [[t]ˈæk sɛnt[/t]] v. [[t]also ækˈsɛnt[/t]] n. 1) phn prominence of a syllable in terms of differential loudness, pitch, length, or a combination of these 2) phn degree of prominence of a syllable within a word or of a word within a… …
36accent — n. & v. n. 1 a particular mode of pronunciation, esp. one associated with a particular region or group (Liverpool accent; German accent; upper class accent). 2 prominence given to a syllable by stress or pitch. 3 a mark on a letter or word to… …
37accent — [[t]æ̱ks(ə)nt[/t]] accents 1) N COUNT Someone who speaks with a particular accent pronounces the words of a language in a distinctive way that shows which country, region, or social class they come from. He had developed a slight American accent …
38accent — I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle French accenter, from accent intonation, from Latin accentus, from ad + cantus song more at chant Date: 1530 1. a. to pronounce with accent ; stress b. to mark with a written or printed accent 2 …
39accent — 1. noun 1) a Bronx accent Syn: pronunciation, intonation, enunciation, articulation, inflection, tone, modulation, cadence, timbre, manner of speaking, delivery; brogue, burr, drawl, twang 2) t …
40accent — n 1. emphasis, stress, accentuation, syllable stress, primary or secondary or tertiary stress, weak stress; attack, delivery, force of utterance; cadence, beat, rhythm, rhythm pattern, rhythmical emphasis, Music. rhythmical accentuation, Music.… …
