Accent

"Accent" in Italian

accento

(higher-pitched or stronger articulation)

accento

(orthography: mark to indicate stress)

accento

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

accento

(word, significant tone or sound)

accento

(prosody: stress on syllables of a verse)

accento

(music: recurring stress on a tone)

accento

(music: special emphasis on a tone)

accento

(music: rhythmical accent)

accento

(music: expressive emphasis of a passage)

accento

(math: mark to distinguish magnitudes of similar kind)

cadenza

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

calata

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

enfasi

(modulation of the voice in speaking)

inflessione

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

modulazione

(modulation of the voice in speaking)

segno diacritico

(orthography: any diacritical mark)

tono

(modulation of the voice in speaking)

accentuare

(to emphasize)

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