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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241. She's taking classes to rid herself of her Southern accent.
242. It was Sid, the Commando with the Cockney accent who had worked in the Kent coalfields.
243. Start with front man Pauly Fuemana, a New Zealander whose vocal style is almost as difficult to place as his accent.
244. John, of course, had long since lost his northern accent and took delight in his appearance as the well-heeled businessman.
245. I was glad to hear the accent, for it reminded me of my exciting days in Northern Ireland, recounted elsewhere.
246. Not merely that, I was putting my strongest accent on the syllable that wasn't!
247. Accent on lively oral communication but language practice and writing also included.
247. Sentencedict.com try its best to collect and make good sentences.
248. Same country accent: I tried practising it in my head, pretending I was a rosy-cheeked barmaid serving cider.
249. This creates a very strong impression of a foreign accent, and is something that should obviously be avoided.
250. The accent on non sequiturs and non-linear thinking echoes the Ono sensibility and much else in determinedly avant-garde circles.
251. He doesn't have a strong French accent, but then he's lived here for twenty years.
252. I felt that the other kids despised me for having the wrong accent and the wrong colour skin.
253. She has good looks, a knack for conversation, and an endearing New Yawky accent and perspective.
254. An archer with the guttural accent of a native of Reikwald forest agreed with the fanatic.
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.