ACCENT MARK
(noun)
There is 1 meaning of the phrase
Accent Mark.
Definitions
Accent Mark - as a noun
A diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
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Example Sentences
"In Spanish, the accent mark is used to indicate the stressed syllable in a word."
"I always forget to put the accent mark on the word 'résumé'."
"The accent mark in the word 'café' gives it a unique pronunciation."
"She carefully wrote the accent mark above the 'e' in her name."
"The accent mark in the word 'jalapeño' shows that the stress falls on the second syllable."