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grave accent Definition

grave accent (gräv, grāv)

noun

a mark ( ˋ ) used to indicate:

  1. the quality or length of a vowel, as in French chère
  2. in French, a distinction in meaning, as in , “where” and ou, “or”
  3. secondary stress as in týpewrìter
  4. full pronunciation of a syllable normally elided in speech, as in lovèd

Browse dictionary entries near grave accent

  1. grave
  2. gravamen
  3. Graustarkian
  4. graupel
  5. Graubünden
  6. gratulate
  7. gratuity
  8. gratuitous contract
  9. gratuitous
  10. Grattan
  1. gravedigger
  2. gravel
  3. gravel-blind
  4. gravelly
  5. graven
  6. graven image
  7. Gravenhage
  8. Gravenstein
  9. graver
  10. Graves