accent

noun

1.
distinctive manner of oral expression
tonguefall tungfall word-strain speech pattern
Derived from:
accentuate
2.
special importance or significance
emphasis
Derived from:
accent accentuate
3.
the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
bytongue dialect idiom
Derived from:
accentuate
4.
the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
emphasis stress
Derived from:
accent accentual accentuate
5.
a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
accent mark
Derived from:
accentual accentuate