What is the meaning of Accent?

A higher-pitched or stronger (louder or longer) articulation of a particular syllable of a word or phrase in order to distinguish it from the others or to emphasize it.

Emphasis or importance in general.

A mark or character used in writing, in order to indicate the place of the spoken accent, or to indicate the nature or quality of the vowel marked.

Modulation of the voice in speaking; the manner of speaking or pronouncing; a peculiar or characteristic modification of the voice, expressing emotion; tone.

The distinctive manner of pronouncing a language associated with a particular region, social group, etc., whether of a native speaker or a foreign speaker; the phonetic and phonological aspects of a dialect.

A manner of pronunciation suggesting that the speaker is from a different region; a foreign accent.

A distinctive manner of producing a sign language, such as someone who does not normally use a certain sign language might have when using it.

A word; a significant tone or sound.

Expressions in general; speech.

Stress laid on certain syllables of a verse.

A regularly recurring stress upon the tone to mark the beginning, and, more feebly, the third part of the measure.

A special emphasis of a tone, even in the weaker part of the measure.

A mark used to represent this special emphasis.

The third and fourth symbols are accents (marks used to represent special emphasis in music).

The rhythmical accent, which marks phrases and sections of a period.

A prime symbol.

Emphasis laid on a part of an artistic design or composition; an emphasized detail, in particular a detail in sharp contrast to its surroundings.

A very small gemstone set into a piece of jewellery.

Utterance.

To express the accent of vocally; to utter with accent.

To mark emphatically; to emphasize; to accentuate; to make prominent.

To mark with written accents.

accent

stress

tone, sound

accent (a voice influenced by dialect or another language)

accent (a mark on a letter (like grave or acute))

accent (stress or a pitch in articulation)

accent (emphasis)

accent (a mark on a letter (like grave or acute))

accent (distinctive pronunciation of a language; phonetic and phonological aspects of a lect)

a notably deviant or disprivileged pronunciation of a language

accent (contrasting articulation to express emphasis)

accent (symbol to indicate spoken accent or the nature of a vowel)

accent (stress or emphasis)

a mark that indicates musical accent

accent, manner or tone of speech

an accent symbol

accent, stress

strain, section

emphasis, focus

accent, stress

Alternative spelling of aksent (accent)

Only used in accent aigu (acute accent)

Only used in accent circonflexe (circumflex)

Only used in accent grave (grave accent)

accent

diacritic

present active participle of acceti

emphasis

accent

accent

an accent, an emphasis, a stress (in articulation)

an accent, a mark on a letter (grave or acute)

an accent, a voice influenced by dialect or another language

Source: wiktionary.org