Looking for the meaning of the word ACCENTING in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of ACCENTING with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.
Word: Accent
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
Old English (denoting a mark on a letter to indicate pitch or stress): from Latin accentus ‘intonation, mark on a letter’ (from accanere ‘to sing’, from ad- ‘to’ + canere ‘to sing’), translating Greek prosōidia ‘a song sung to music, intonation’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əkˈsɛnt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
emphasize (a particular feature)
Short Definition:emphasize
Examples:- fabrics which accent the background colours in the room
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