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accented
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
accented
(adjective)
accent
(verb)
accented
/
ˈ
ækˌsɛntəd/
Brit
/ək
ˈ
sɛntəd/
adjective
accented
/
ˈ
ækˌsɛntəd/
Brit
/ək
ˈ
sɛntəd/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of ACCENTED
[
more accented; most accented
]
1
:
pronounced with stress
an
accented
syllable
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2
:
spoken with a foreign accent
He spoke heavily/strongly/slightly
accented
English.
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