accent mark

Noun

A mark indicating stress (as (ˈ, ˌ), (′, ″), a breve (˘), or a macron (ˉ)) or pitch.

ریشه

From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin accentus.

مثال

• The word 'café' has an accent mark over the 'e'.
• Accent marks are used to indicate the stressed syllable in a word.
• In Spanish, an accent mark can change the meaning of a word.

ترکیب‌های رایج

Accent mark placement Accent mark in Spanish Accent mark in French