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acute accent Definition

acute accent

noun

a mark (´) used to indicate

  1. the quality or length of a vowel, as in French idée
  2. primary stress, as in Spanish olé
  3. any stress on a spoken sound or syllable, as in the scanning of verse

acute accent Usage Examples

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  • have: NB Frederic has an acute accent on each ' e ' Reviews 'Powerful...the combination of banality and panic is quietly devastating.

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