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  1. accent
  2. accent mark

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  1. acute:

    adj Brief, quick, short.

    adj High or shrill.

    adj Intense; sensitive; sharp.

    adj Urgent.

    adj (botany) With the sides meeting directly to form an acute angle (at an apex or base).

    adj (geometry, of an angle) Less than 90 degrees.

    adj (geometry, of a triangle) Having all three interior angles measuring less than 90 degrees.

    adj (linguistics, chiefly historical) Of an accent or tone: generally higher than others.

    adj (phonology, dated, of a sound) Sharp, produced in the front of the mouth. (See Grave and acute on Wikipedia.Wikipedia)

    adj (medicine) Of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset, in contrast to delayed onset; this sense does not imply severity, unlike the common usage.

    adj (medicine) Of a short-lived condition, in contrast to a chronic condition; this sense also does not imply severity.

    adj (orthography) After a letter of the alphabet: having an acute accent.

    n (medicine, informal) A person who has the acute form of a disorder, such as schizophrenia.

    n (linguistics, chiefly historical) An accent or tone higher than others.

    n (orthography) An acute accent (ยด).

    v (transitive, phonetics) To give an acute sound to.

    v (transitive, archaic) To make acute; to sharpen, to whet.


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