"accent" meaning in French

See accent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ak.sɑ̃/ Audio: Fr-accent.ogg Forms: accents [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French accent, from Old French acent, accent, borrowed from Latin accentus (“accent, tone, accentuation”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|accent|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French accent, {{inh+|fr|frm|accent}} Inherited from Middle French accent, {{inh|fr|fro|acent}} Old French acent, {{m|fro|accent}} accent, {{der|fr|la|accentus||accent, tone, accentuation}} Latin accentus (“accent, tone, accentuation”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} accent m (plural accents)
  1. accent, manner or tone of speech Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-accent-fr-noun-a5S9v873
  2. (linguistics) an accent symbol Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Linguistics Hyponyms: accent aigu, accent circonflexe, accent grave
    Sense id: en-accent-fr-noun-nSn4KzB- Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  3. (linguistics) accent, stress Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-accent-fr-noun-4Z1hBYuF Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  4. (music) strain, section Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-accent-fr-noun-tWj3FTQW Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  5. emphasis, focus Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-accent-fr-noun-IAxRa5dL Categories (other): French terms with collocations, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 1 23 20 18 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: mettre l’accent sur

Inflected forms

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          "expansion": "→ Norwegian Bokmål: accent",
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