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Circumflex :: Circumflex (n.) A character, or accent, denoting in Greek a rise and of the voice on the same long syllable, marked thus [~ or /]; and in Latin and some other languages, denoting a long and contracted syllable, marked [/ or ^]. See Accent, n., 2..

Accentuation :: Accentuation (n.) Act of accentuating; applications of accent.

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

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

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

Tilde :: Tilde (n.) The accentual mark placed over n, and sometimes over l, in Spanish words [thus, ?, /], indicating that, in pronunciation, the sound of the following vowel is to be preceded by that of the initial, or consonantal, y..

Accentuation :: Accentuation (n.) pitch or modulation of the voice in reciting portions of the liturgy.

Font :: Font (n.) A complete assortment of printing type of one size, including a due proportion of all the letters in the alphabet, large and small, points, accents, and whatever else is necessary for printing with that variety of types; a fount..

Rhythm :: Rhythm (n.) In the widest sense, a dividing into short portions by a regular succession of motions, impulses, sounds, accents, etc., producing an agreeable effect, as in music poetry, the dance, or the like..

Thesis :: Thesis (n.) The accented part of the measure, expressed by the downward beat; -- the opposite of arsis..

Enclitical :: Enclitical (v. i.) Affixed; subjoined; -- said of a word or particle which leans back upon the preceding word so as to become a part of it, and to lose its own independent accent, generally varying also the accent of the preceding word..

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

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

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

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

Rhythm :: Rhythm (n.) Movement in musical time, with periodical recurrence of accent; the measured beat or pulse which marks the character and expression of the music; symmetry of movement and accent..

Acute :: Acute (a.) High, or shrill, in respect to some other sound; -- opposed to grave or low; as, an acute tone or accent..

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

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..

Ictus :: Ictus (n.) The stress of voice laid upon accented syllable of a word. Cf. Arsis.

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