DICTOMETER

ETTERTRYKK (Norwegian for "accent")

(accent, accentuation, emphasis, stress, acento, énfasis)

1. Synonyms:
   • Accent
   • Speech pattern
   Definitions:
   • distinctive manner of oral expression
   Examples:
   • He couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent
   • She had a very clear speech pattern
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Emphasis
   • Accent
   Definitions:
   • special importance or significance
   Examples:
   • The red light gave the central figure increased emphasis
   • The room was decorated in shades of grey with distinctive red accents
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Dialect
   • Idiom
   • Accent
   Definitions:
   • the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
   Examples:
   • 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
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Stress
   • Emphasis
   • Accent
   Definitions:
   • the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
   Examples:
   • He put the stress on the wrong syllable
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Accent
   • Accent mark
   Definitions:
   • a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Stress
   • Emphasize
   • Emphasise
   • Punctuate
   • Accent
   • Accentuate
   Definitions:
   • to stress, single out as important
   Examples:
   • Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Stress
   • Accent
   • Accentuate
   Definitions:
   • put stress on
   • utter with an accent
   Examples:
   • In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word