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grave accent vs accent mark

accent mark vs grave accent

grave accent and accent mark both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
grave accent Yes No No No
accent mark Yes No No No
As nouns, accent mark is a hypernym of grave accent; that is, accent mark is a word with a broader meaning than grave accent:
  • grave accent: a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
  • accent mark: a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
Other hypernyms of grave accent include accent.
grave accent (noun) accent mark (noun)
a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
Difference between grave accent and accent mark

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