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Meaning

Noun

●

In Linguistics:

A

or

(louder or

)

of a particular

of a

or

in order to

it from the others or to

it.

●

Emphasis or

in general.

●

In Orthography:

A

or

used

, in order to

the place of the spoken

, or to

the

or quality of the

ed.

●

Modulation of the

in

; the

of

or

; a

or

of the

,

; tone.

●

In Linguistics & Sociolinguistics:

The

of

associated with a particular

,

, etc; whether of a

or a

; the

and

of a dialect.

A

of

that the

is from a different

; a

accent.

A

of

a

, such as someone who does not

use a certain

might have when using it.

●

A

; a significant

or sound.

●

Expressions

; speech.

●

In Poetry & Prosody:

Stress

on certain

of a verse.

●

In Music:

A

upon the

to

the

, and, more

, the

part of the measure.

●

In Music:

A

of a

, even in the

part of the measure.

●

In Music:

A

used to

this

emphasis.

●

In Music:

The

, which

and

of a period.

●

In Mathematics:

A

symbol.

●

Emphasis

on a part of an

design or

; an

,

a

in

to its surroundings.

●

A very small

set into a

of jewellery.

●

Utterance.

Verb

●

To

the

of

; to

with

.

●

To

; to

; to

; to make prominent.

●

To

with

accents.

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