grave accent

grave accent Definition

grave accent (gräv, grāv)

noun

a mark ( ˋ ) used to indicate:

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

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