Accent

"Accent" in French

accent

(higher-pitched or stronger articulation)

accent

(orthography: mark to indicate stress)

accent

(distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.)

accent

(prosody: stress on syllables of a verse)

accent

(music: recurring stress on a tone)

accent

(music: special emphasis on a tone)

accent

(music: rhythmical accent)

accent

(music: expressive emphasis of a passage)

diacritique

(orthography: any diacritical mark)

signe diacritique

(orthography: any diacritical mark)

accentuer

(to emphasize)

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