Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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accent | Yes | No | Yes | No |
prosody | Yes | No | No | No |
accent (noun) | prosody (noun) |
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the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch) | the study of poetic meter and the art of versification |
distinctive manner of oral expression | the patterns of stress and intonation in a language |
a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation | (prosody) a system of versification |
the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people | |
special importance or significance |
accent (verb) | prosody (verb) |
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put stress on; utter with an accent | |
to stress, single out as important |