accent in English: The way people from a place or country sound when they speak; also a small mark over a letter. (noun)

Translation

The way people from a place or country sound when they speak; also a small mark over a letter.

Word origin

From Latin accentus, a song added to speech, from ad, to, plus cantus, song.

Gender

Pluralaccents

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Your accent shows where you learned to speak.

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People from different places have different accents.

cafe e.

Here an accent is a small mark written over a letter.

voice

Your voice is the sound you make when you speak or sing.

speak

To say words with your voice, or to use a language.

sound

A sound is anything that you can hear with your ears.

language

The words people use to speak and write to each other.

word

A sound or group of letters that has a meaning when you say or write it.

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