1. • noun - distinctive manner of oral expression
   • noun - special importance or significance
   • noun - the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
   • noun - the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
   • noun - a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
   • verb - to stress, single out as important
   • verb - put stress on
2. • The relative prominence of a particular syllable of a word by greater intensity or by variation or modulation of pitch or tone.
   • Vocal prominence or emphasis given to a particular syllable, word, or phrase.
   • One determined by the regional or social background of the speaker.
   • One determined by the phonetic habits of the speaker’s native language carried over to his or her use of another language.
   • A mark or symbol used in the printing and writing of certain languages to indicate the vocal quality to be given to a particular letter: an acute accent.
   • A mark or symbol used in printing and writing to indicate the stressed syllables of a spoken word.
   • Rhythmically significant stress in a line of verse.
   • Music.
   • Special stress given to a note within a phrase.
   • A mark representing this stress.
   • Mathematics.
   • A mark used as a superscript to distinguish among variables represented by the same symbol.
   • A mark used as a superscript to indicate the first derivative of a variable.
   • A mark or one of several marks used as a superscript to indicate a unit, such as feet (') and inches (") in linear measurement.
   • A distinctive feature or quality, such as a feature that accentuates or complements a decorative style.
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   • To stress or emphasize the pronunciation of.
   • To mark with a printed accent.
   • To focus attention on; accentuate: a program that accents the development of leadership.
3. • v - to pronounce with prominence

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