Acaulescent :: Acaulescent (a.) Having no stem or caulis, or only a very short one concealed in the ground..

Accent :: Accent (n.) A superior force of voice or of articulative effort upon some particular syllable of a word or a phrase, distinguishing it from the others..

Accent :: Accent (n.) A mark or character used in writing, and serving to regulate the pronunciation; esp.: (a) a mark to indicate the nature and place of the spoken accent; (b) a mark to indicate the quality of sound of the vowel marked; as, the French accents..

Accent :: Accent (n.) Modulation of the voice in speaking; manner of speaking or pronouncing; peculiar or characteristic modification of the voice; tone; as, a foreign accent; a French or a German accent..

Accent :: Accent (n.) A word; a significant ton.

Accent :: Accent (n.) expressions in general; speech.

Accent :: Accent (n.) Stress laid on certain syllables of a verse.

Accent :: Accent (n.) A regularly recurring stress upon the tone to mark the beginning, and, more feebly, the third part of the measure..

Accent :: Accent (n.) A special emphasis of a tone, even in the weaker part of the measure..

Accent :: Accent (n.) The rhythmical accent, which marks phrases and sections of a period..

Accent :: Accent (n.) The expressive emphasis and shading of a passage.

Accent :: Accent (n.) A mark placed at the right hand of a letter, and a little above it, to distinguish magnitudes of a similar kind expressed by the same letter, but differing in value, as y', y''..

Accent :: Accent (n.) A mark at the right hand of a number, indicating minutes of a degree, seconds, etc.; as, 12'27'', i. e., twelve minutes twenty seven seconds..

Accent :: Accent (n.) A mark used to denote feet and inches; as, 6' 10'' is six feet ten inches..

Accent :: Accent (v. t.) To express the accent of (either by the voice or by a mark); to utter or to mark with accent.

Accent :: Accent (v. t.) To mark emphatically; to emphasize.

Accented :: Accented (imp. & p. p.) of Accen.

Accenting :: Accenting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Accen.

Accentless :: Accentless (a.) Without accent.

Accentor :: Accentor (n.) One who sings the leading part; the director or leader.

Accentor :: Accentor (n.) A genus of European birds (so named from their sweet notes), including the hedge warbler. In America sometimes applied to the water thrushes..

Accentuable :: Accentuable (a.) Capable of being accented.

Accentual :: Accentual (a.) Of or pertaining to accent; characterized or formed by accent.

Accentuality :: Accentuality (n.) The quality of being accentual.

Accentually :: Accentually (adv.) In an accentual manner; in accordance with accent.

Accentuate :: Accentuate (v. t.) To pronounce with an accent or with accents.

Accentuate :: Accentuate (v. t.) To bring out distinctly; to make prominent; to emphasize.

Accentuate :: Accentuate (v. t.) To mark with the written accent.

Accentuated :: Accentuated (imp. & p. p.) of Accentuat.

Accentuating :: Accentuating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Accentuat.

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