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accent mark vs grave

grave vs accent mark

accent mark and grave both are nouns.

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

accent mark is not a verb while grave is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
accent mark Yes No No No
grave Yes Yes Yes No
As nouns, grave is a hyponym of accent mark; that is, grave 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
  • grave: a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
Other hyponyms of accent mark include stress mark, acute, acute accent, ague, grave accent, double acute accent, Hungarumlaut.
accent mark (noun) grave (noun)
a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
death of a person
accent mark (adjective) grave (adjective)
causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
accent mark (verb) grave (verb)
carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it
Difference between accent mark and grave

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