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noun, masculine

accent

/ak.sɑ̃/

noun, masculine/ak.sɑ̃/plural: accents

accent, manner or tone of speech; an accent symbol; accent, stress; strain, section; emphasis, focus

Elle parle anglais avec un fort accent français.She speaks English with a strong French accent.

Inherited from Middle French accent, from Old French acent, accent, borrowed from Latin accentus (“accent, tone, accentuation”).