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The synonyms of “Accents” are: emphasis, speech pattern, stress, dialect, idiom, accent mark, accentuate, emphasise, emphasize, punctuate
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “accents” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| accent mark | Special importance or significance. |
| dialect | A particular form of a language which is peculiar to a specific region or social group. It has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy. |
| emphasis | Vigour or intensity of expression. His emphasis on civil rights. |
| idiom | The dialect of a people or part of a country. They were both working in a neo impressionist idiom. |
| speech pattern | Words making up the dialogue of a play. |
| stress | The degree of stress measured in units of force per unit area. The distribution of stress is uniform across the bar. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “accents” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| accentuate | Make more noticeable or prominent. His jacket unfortunately accentuated his paunch. |
| emphasise | To stress, single out as important. |
| emphasize | Give special importance or value to (something) in speaking or writing. A hip length jacket which emphasized her shape. |
| punctuate | To stress, single out as important. The country s history has been punctuated by coups. |
| stress | To stress single out as important. This type of workout does stress the shoulder and knee joints. |
| accentuate | Make more noticeable or prominent. His jacket unfortunately accentuated his paunch. |
| dialect | A particular form of a language which is peculiar to a specific region or social group. The immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English. |
| diction | The manner in which something is expressed in words- G.S.Patton. She began imitating his careful diction. |
| emphasize | Make (something) more clearly defined. His father emphasized the wrong words in his sentence. |
| emphatic | An emphatic consonant. An emphatic word. |
| emphatically | Without doubt; clearly. No way he said emphatically. |
| enunciation | The articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience. |
| grave | Carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface. A grave illness. |
| highlight | Mark with a highlighter. Gary Lineker presents the highlights of today s semi final. |
| idiom | A form of expression natural to a language, person, or group of people. They were both working in a neo impressionist idiom. |
| impersonate | Represent another person with comic intentions. It s a very serious offence to impersonate a police officer. |
| importance | The quality of being important and worthy of note. A person of importance. |
| imprint | Impress or stamp (a mark or outline) on a surface. English stills bears the imprint of the Norman invasion. |
| intension | Resolution or determination. |
| intonation | Singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong. Poor woodwind intonation at the opening. |
| lilt | Speak sing or sound with a lilt. The music lilted and swaggered in a dance rhythm. |
| literal | A mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind. A literal depiction of the scene before him. |
| overburden | An excessive burden. They were overburdened with luggage. |
| pronunciation | The manner in which someone utters a word. That is the correct pronunciation. |
| spotlight | Illuminate with a spotlight as in the theater. The dancers are spotlighted from time to time throughout the evening. |
| strain | Rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender. A new strain of microorganisms. |
| strength | A person or thing perceived as a source of mental or emotional support. His strength was his obsessive single mindedness. |
| stress | The degree of stress measured in units of force per unit area. He has started to lay greater stress on the government s role in industry. |
| stressed | Strengthened by the application of stress during manufacture prestressed. He dropped out of the race clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing. |
| tension | Apply a force to (something) which tends to stretch it. Enormous tension can build up along the margin of the two plates and occasionally explodes into immense earthquakes. |
| underline | Draw a line or lines underneath to call attention to. The improvement in retail sales was underlined by these figures. |
| underscore | Underline (something). The company underscored the progress made with fuel cells. |
| verbiage | The manner in which something is expressed in words. There is plenty of irrelevant verbiage. |
| voice | Give voice to. They were admitted to hospital after expressing paranoid ideas and hearing voices. |
| wording | The manner in which something is expressed in words- G.S.Patton. The standard form of wording for a consent letter. |
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