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accent

How to sign: to stress, single out as important
"Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet";

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Similiar / Same: stress, emphasize, accentuate, emphasise, punctuate

Categories: evince, express, show

Within this category: background, bear down, bring out, drive home, point up, re-emphasise, topicalize, underscore

accent

How to sign: distinctive manner of oral expression
"he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent"; "she had a very clear speech pattern";

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Similiar / Same: speech pattern

Categories: pronunciation

Within this category: drawl

accent

How to sign: special importance or significance
"the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis"; "the room was decorated in shades of gray with distinctive red accents";

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Similiar / Same: emphasis

Categories: grandness, importance

Within this category: stress

accent

How to sign: the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
"the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he has a strong German accent";

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Similiar / Same: dialect, idiom

Categories: non-standard speech

Within this category: eye dialect, patois

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