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    [Adjective]  | "ac*cent*ed" | \ ˈak-ˌsen-təd \


    1: spoken or written with an accent


    Origin: 1589 ;

     From past participle of {see: |accent:2|accent:2};

    [Verb]  | "ac*cent" | \ ˈak-ˌsent \


    1: to give special attention or prominence to (something) : to make (something) more emphatic, noticeable, or distinct

    2: to pronounce (part of a word) with greater stress or force : stress

    3: to mark with a written or printed accent


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Borrowed from Middle French accenter "to pronounce with greater stress," in part derivative of accent {see: |accent:1|accent:1}, in part borrowed from Medieval Latin accentāre, variant of accentuāre{mat|accentuate|};

    [Verb]  | "accented" 


    1: to indicate the importance of by centering attention on;


      * e.g., " ... the town's promotional literature accents its vital role in American history "





    [Verb]  | "accent" 


    1: to indicate the importance of by centering attention on;


      * e.g., " ... the town's promotional literature accents its vital role in American history "





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