HinKhoj Dictionary

Definition of accent

• special importance or significance; "the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis"; "the room was decorated in shades of grey with distinctive red accents"
• the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); "he put the stress on the wrong syllable"
• a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation