accenting

ac·cent

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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [noun ak-sent; verb ak-sent, ak-sent]
- /noun ˈæk sɛnt; verb ˈæk sɛnt, ækˈsɛnt/
- /ˈæk.sənt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [noun ak-sent; verb ak-sent, ak-sent]
- /noun ˈæk sɛnt; verb ˈæk sɛnt, ækˈsɛnt/

Definitions of accenting word

noun accenting prominence of a syllable in terms of differential loudness, or of pitch, or length, or of a combination of these. 1
noun accenting degree of prominence of a syllable within a word and sometimes of a word within a phrase: primary accent; secondary accent. 1
noun accenting a mark indicating stress (as (·, ·), or (ˈ, ˌ), or (′, ″)), vowel quality (as French grave `, acute ´, circumflex ^, ), form (as French la “the” versus là “there”), or pitch. 1
noun accenting any similar mark. 1
noun accenting Prosody. regularly recurring stress. a mark indicating stress or some other distinction in pronunciation or value. 1
noun accenting a musical tone or pattern of pitch inherent in a particular language either as a feature essential to the identification of a vowel or a syllable or to the general acoustic character of the language. Compare tone (def 7). 1

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Origin of accenting

First appearance:

before 1520

One of the 28% oldest English words

1520-30; < Latin accentus speaking tone, equivalent to ac- ac- + -centus, combining form of cantus song (see canto); translation of Greek prosōidía prosody

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Parts of speech for Accenting

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Accenting

accenting popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for accenting

noun accenting

emphasizing — Present participle of emphasize.

Just one Synonym for accenting