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Main Entry: 1ac·cent
Pronunciation: ak-sent
Function: noun 1: a way of talking shared by a group (as the people of a country) 2: greater stress or force given to a syllable of a word in speaking <before has the accent on the last syllable> 3: a mark (as ´, `, or ^ accents) identifying a syllable that is stressed in speaking 4: greater stress given to a beat in music 5: an emphasized detail used for contrast