Hyphenation of accent

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word accent ? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

ac-cent

Definitions of accent :

1.	Distinctive manner of oral expression He couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent She had a very clear speech pattern
2.	Special importance or significance The red light gave the central figure increased emphasis The room was decorated in shades of grey with distinctive red accents
3.	The usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people The immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English He has a strong German accent It has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy
4.	The relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch) He put the stress on the wrong syllable
5.	A diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
6.	To stress, single out as important Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet
7.	Put stress on Utter with an accent In Farsi
8.	You accent the last syllable of each word

Synonyms of accent :

noun	speech pattern, pronunciation
noun	emphasis, importance, grandness
noun	dialect, idiom, non-standard speech
noun	stress, emphasis, prosody, inflection
noun	accent mark, diacritical mark, diacritic
verb	stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accentuate, express, show, evince
verb	stress, accentuate, pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.