1. (

• accent ,
• speech_pattern

) distinctive manner of oral expression; "he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent"; "she had a very clear speech pattern" ;

2. (

• emphasis ,
• accent

) special importance or significance; "the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis"; "the room was decorated in shades of grey with distinctive red accents" ;

3. (

• dialect ,
• idiom ,
• accent ,

) the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he has a strong German accent"; "it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy" ;

4. (

• stress ,
• emphasis ,
• accent

) the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); "he put the stress on the wrong syllable" ;

5. (

• accent ,
• accent_mark

) a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation ;

1. (

• stress ,
• emphasize ,
• emphasise ,
• punctuate ,
• accent ,
• accentuate

) to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet" ;

2. (

• stress ,
• accent ,
• accentuate ,

) put stress on; utter with an accent; "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word" ;