accent mark

accent mark

noun
a mark used to indicate an accent, stress, etc., as for pronunciation or in musical notation. Compare diacritic (def. 1).

Origin:
1885–90
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Accent mark is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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accent mark

noun
a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation [syn: accent
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