accento

Definitions of accento
  1. noun
    a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
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    types:
    accento acuto
    a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
    accento grave
    a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
  2. noun
    the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
    synonyms: accentazione, accentuazione
  3. noun
    the arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and unstressed elements
    synonyms: cadenza, calata
  4. noun
    distinctive manner of oral expression
    synonyms: cadenza, calata, pronuncia, pronunzia
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    type of:
    pronuncia, pronunzia
    the manner in which someone utters a word
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