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accent mark vs acute

acute vs accent mark

accent mark and acute both are nouns.

accent mark is not an adjective while acute is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
accent mark Yes No No No
acute Yes Yes No No
As nouns, acute is a hyponym of accent mark; that is, acute is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than accent mark:
  • accent mark: a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
  • acute: a mark placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
Other hyponyms of accent mark include stress mark, acute accent, ague, grave, grave accent, double acute accent, Hungarumlaut.
accent mark (noun) acute (noun)
a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation a mark placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
accent mark (adjective) acute (adjective)
having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course
of an angle; less than 90 degrees
of critical importance and consequence
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
ending in a sharp point
extremely sharp or severe
Difference between accent mark and acute

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