accent

distinctive manner of oral expression

• “he couldn”
• “;”

special importance or significance

• “the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis”
• “the room was decorated in shades of gray with distinctive red accents”

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”

the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)

• “he put the stress on the wrong syllable”

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

to stress, single out as important

• “Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet”

put stress on; utter with an accent

• “In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word”