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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAccented
/ˈæk.sɪn.tɪd/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Pronounced with an accent, or characteristic of a particular regional or foreign manner of speaking a language.
"Her softly accented English revealed her Parisian origins." - 2
Written or printed with a diacritical mark indicating stress, pitch, or vowel quality.
"The Spanish word 'café' is an accented term."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the past participle of the verb 'accent', originating from the Latin 'accentus' (tone, song, accent), which is a translation of the Greek 'prosoidia'. The term evolved in Middle French and late Middle English to describe both vocal emphasis in speech and the physical marking of letters with diacritics.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Accented" is said worldwide
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accentué
Transliteration: ak.sɑ̃.ty.e
"Il parle un anglais très accentué."
mit Akzent
Transliteration: mit akˈtsɛnt
"Er spricht Deutsch mit Akzent."
accentato
Transliteration: at.tʃenˈta.to
"La sua voce aveva un tono fortemente accentato."
acentuado
Transliteration: a.senˈtwa.ðo
"Tiene un acento muy acentuado."
acentuado
Transliteration: a.sẽ.twa.du
"O sotaque dele é bastante acentuado."
लहजे वाला
Transliteration: lahje wala
"उसकी अंग्रेज़ी में एक विदेशी लहजा था।"
带口音的
Transliteration: dài kǒuyīn de
"他用带口音的英语做了解释。"
억양이 있는
Transliteration: eogyangi inneun
"그는 억양이 있는 목소리로 말했다."
アクセントのある
Transliteration: akusento no aru
"彼女の英語にはアクセントがある。"
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