accent mark
noun
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: a symbol used to indicate musical stress
b
: a mark placed after a letter designating a note of music to indicate in which octave the note occurs
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While the Watermelon Piña Colada tastes like the classic with a fruity accent mark, the Absinthe Colada is a wholly distinct experience.
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Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 14 Sep. 2024
These two accent marks—a quarter and an eighth of an ounce, respectively—utterly change the character of the drink.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 18 July 2024
In general, Brian said, The Post has been trying to use more accent marks — a change from our former, more Eurocentric practice.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2023
Some of them are friendlier to accent marks than others.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2023
Leather and faux suede Recaro seats (manually adjusted only) showcase a red center and NISMO logos in the headrest, and even the steering wheel was redesigned with a red accent mark at the top.
—Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 31 July 2023
Another system of accent marks, the te’amim, function as musical notes, and also indicate how to parse a sentence.
—Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2023
His song titles often feature extraneous umlauts, and while the accent mark highlights different vowel sounds, Yeat seems obsessed with creating new sounds entirely.
—Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2023
The accent mark doesn’t affect the pronunciation any.
—Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Oct. 2022
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Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 14 Sep. 2024
These two accent marks—a quarter and an eighth of an ounce, respectively—utterly change the character of the drink.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 18 July 2024
In general, Brian said, The Post has been trying to use more accent marks — a change from our former, more Eurocentric practice.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2023
Some of them are friendlier to accent marks than others.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2023
Leather and faux suede Recaro seats (manually adjusted only) showcase a red center and NISMO logos in the headrest, and even the steering wheel was redesigned with a red accent mark at the top.
—Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 31 July 2023
Another system of accent marks, the te’amim, function as musical notes, and also indicate how to parse a sentence.
—Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2023
His song titles often feature extraneous umlauts, and while the accent mark highlights different vowel sounds, Yeat seems obsessed with creating new sounds entirely.
—Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2023
The accent mark doesn’t affect the pronunciation any.
—Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Oct. 2022
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“Accent mark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accent%20mark. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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