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accent

[ak-sent, ak-sent, ak-sent] / ˈæk sɛnt, ˈæk sɛnt, ækˈsɛnt /
NOUN
importance, emphasis
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She calls her accent “a war crime,” and grows frustrated in class that she can’t easily explain what she’s thinking and feeling in her halting English.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

He has a casual demeanor and speaks English with an American accent picked up bingeing shows including “Entourage” and “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

In a thick Quebecois accent, he said he set up rappers, athletes and other wealthy clients with rented cars, homes, jewelry and clothes.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Holm's family understand that the caller had a Jamaican accent.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

He doesn’t have an accent like Eddie’s mom.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy




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