accentteken

Definitions of accentteken
  1. noun
    a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
    synonyms: accent
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    types:
    accent
    a mark indicating the stress on a syllable
    accent aigu
    a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
    accent grave, grafkuil, groeve
    a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
    type of:
    interpunctieteken, leesteken
    a mark added to a letter to indicate a special pronunciation
  2. noun
    a mark indicating the stress on a syllable
    synonyms: accent
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    type of:
    accent
    a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
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