"accent mark" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: accent marks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} accent mark (plural accent marks)
  1. (linguistics, strictly) A diacritical mark or character used in writing to indicate the place of stress (spoken accent), or to indicate the nature or quality of the vowel marked (such as long vowel versus short vowel).
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  2. (linguistics, loosely) Any diacritical mark. Tags: broadly Synonyms: diacritic#Noun, diacritical mark
    Sense id: en-accent_mark-en-noun-en:any_diacritical_mark Categories (other): Linguistics Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  3. (music) A mark used to represent specific stress on a note.
    Sense id: en-accent_mark-en-noun-en:mark_in_music_notation_for_stress Categories (other): Music Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  4. (music) A mark placed after a letter designating a note of music to indicate the octave in which it occurs.
    Sense id: en-accent_mark-en-noun-en:mark_in_music_notation_for_octave Categories (other): Music Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  5. (mathematics) A prime symbol.
    Sense id: en-accent_mark-en-noun-en:prime_symbol_in_mathematics Categories (other): Mathematics Topics: mathematics, sciences

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