Definitionn. the act of giving special importance or significance to something
Last update: July 7, 2015
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(37) When words, which are the same in part of their formation, are contrasted, the emphasis is expressed by accenting the syllables in which they differ. [Please select]
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Some writers advise a compromise of the matter, and that the word should he pronounced without accenting either syllable. [Please select]
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During the aria both birds stood motionless, one with wings drooping, and accenting every note, the other with tail slightly jerking for the same purpose. [Please select]
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It gave great offence to the older Puritans, who wished to drawl out all the notes of uniform length; and some persons thought that marking and accenting the measure was a step toward the "Scarlet Woman." [Please select]
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The hangings are of a plain, soft stuff, accenting one of the deep tones of the wall covering, and the sash curtains are of white muslin. [Please select]
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I hear you say Buonaparte, accenting the u like the Royalists. [Please select]
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