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Noun: accent mark
  1. (language) a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
    "The acute accent mark in 'café' indicates a specific pronunciation";
    - accent

Derived forms: accent marks

Type of: diacritic, diacritical mark

Encyclopedia: Accent mark