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ACCENT MARK

(noun)

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There is 1 meaning of the phrase Accent Mark.

Accent Mark - as a noun

A diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
accent
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
diacriticdiacritical mark
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Example Sentences

"In Spanish, the accent mark is used to indicate the stressed syllable in a word."
"I always forget to put the accent mark on the word 'résumé'."
"The accent mark in the word 'café' gives it a unique pronunciation."
"She carefully wrote the accent mark above the 'e' in her name."
"The accent mark in the word 'jalapeño' shows that the stress falls on the second syllable."
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