What is the meaning of accent?

noun

• Distinctive manner of oral expression.
  • usage: "he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent"; "she had a very clear speech pattern"
  • synonyms: speech pattern
• Special importance or significance.
  • usage: "the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis"; "the room was decorated in shades of grey with distinctive red accents"
  • synonyms: emphasis
• The usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people.
  • usage: "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he has a strong German accent"; "it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy"
  • synonyms: dialect, idiom
• The relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch. )
  • usage: "he put the stress on the wrong syllable"
  • synonyms: stress, emphasis
• A diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation.
  • synonyms: accent mark

verb

• To stress, single out as important.
  • usage: "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"
  • synonyms: stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accentuate
• Put stress on; utter with an accent.
  • usage: "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word"
  • synonyms: stress, accentuate