Hyphenation of accents

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

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Definitions of accents:

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

Last hyphenations of this language

nonreflecting temeritous schoolie goody-goodies bluetick descries bowstring unpiloted xyloquinone semioblivion palanquin world-felt suppressor Internationally twelve-gauge undiapered subcaudate unadvantageous cliquishness Hasidaean

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.