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accent

[ak-sent, ak-sent, ak-sent] / ˈæk sɛnt, ˈæk sɛnt, ækˈsɛnt /
NOUN
importance, emphasis
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He asked her what team she supported and, from her accent, guessed correctly that she was a Celtic supporter.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

During the trial, she testified in her signature French accent that she and Sabich were the “best of friends.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

The energetic song with a pronounced Greek accent recounts a son's thirst for glory and fortune so that he can give his mother everything they lacked during his childhood.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

He also makes no effort whatsoever to sound Russian, sticking to an English accent; Mr. Dano, for his part, does an accent that sounds like it stopped halfway across the Atlantic.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

The more we got to know him, the more we noticed that he did have a noticeable accent.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo




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