Synonym: emphasis, inflection, pronunciation, tone. Similar words: accentuate, access, accelerate, accessible, acceptable, acceptance, Cent., scent. Meaning: ['æksənt] 
n. 1. distinctive manner of oral expression 2. special importance or significance 3. the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people 4. the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch) 5. a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation. v. 1. to stress, single out as important 2. put stress on; utter with an accent.
n. 1. distinctive manner of oral expression 2. special importance or significance 3. the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people 4. the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch) 5. a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation. v. 1. to stress, single out as important 2. put stress on; utter with an accent. 
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91. Please accent the first syllable.
92. He's got a broad Scotch accent.
93. She spoke with a strong Australian accent.
94. Andre speaks English with a thick Russian accent.
95. His accent made his speech incomprehensible to me.
96. In the word 'dinner' the accent is on the first syllable.
97. The way she puts on that accent really irritates me.
98. They were amazed that I was talking in an Irish accent.
99. In any advertising campaign, you must accent the areas where your product is better than the competition.
100. I thought I could detect a slight West Country accent.
101. Her Irish accent, after thirty-odd years in London, is undiluted.
102. Using a false accent over the phone is a sign of inferiority.
103. The room was quiet and neutral in coloring,but it was given accent by bowls of bright flowers.
103. Wish you can benefit from our online sentence dictionary and make progress every day!
104. RP is the accent most commonly taught in language schools.
105. People are always trying to take the mickey out of him because of his funny accent.
106. The other boys used to tease him because of / about his accent.
107. His accent proclaimed him a Scot [ that he'was a Scot ].
108. The woman had a strong accent, and I couldn't understand what she was saying.
109. In the word 'table', the accent falls on the first syllable.
110. a slight Scots accent.
111. Mid-fifties, short black hair, grey moustache, distinctive Russian accent. Need I go on?
112. She put on a posh accent when she answered the phone.
113. The room was quiet and neutral in colouring , but it was given accent by bowls of bright flowers.
114. She adopted an upper-class accent to give herself a veneer of sophistication.
115. She put on a passable imitation of a Scottish accent.
116. We arrived at a place where accent and manner were rusticized.
117. "Good, Mr Ryle," he said in English with a strong French accent.
118. He spoke English with a suggestion of a French accent.
119. Kim adopts a southern accent when speaking to family back home.
120. Her accent is classless.
More similar words: accentuate, access, accelerate, accessible, acceptable, acceptance, Cent., scent, decent, recent, center, per cent, century, central, recently, incentive, percentage, centurion, adolescent, concentrate, by accident, concentrating, concentration, accomplishment, accomplishments, entertainment, sentiment, soccer, succeed in, successfully.