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The way someone pronounces the words of a language, showing which country or which part of a country they come from.

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Used as a noun, listen here, it means: The way someone pronounces the words of a language, showing which country or which part of a country they come from. Used as a verb, listen here, it means: To make something more noticeable so that people will pay attention to it.

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Usage examples (42)
  • Lydia spoke with a strong Southern accent.
  • He couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent
  • He has a strong German accent
  • In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word
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  • It's easy to hear a distinct "accent" (style of speech) when you "ascend" (go up) to the Appalachian mountains. Making an "ascent" is to make an upward movement, while "assent" means to agree.
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