Accent ˈæksent Spoke English Strong/Broad Noun Bre Northern/Dublin/Indian/Scottish

• a northern/dublin/indian/scottish accent
• a strong/broad accent (= one that is very noticeable)
• she spoke english with an accent.
• in ‘today’ the accent is on the second syllable.

accent

1. a way of pronouncing the words of a language that shows which country, area or social class a person comes from
• compare dialect
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/dialect
• a northern/Dublin/Indian/Scottish accent
• a strong/broad accent (= one that is very noticeable)
• She spoke English with an accent.
2. the emphasis that you should give to part of a word when saying it
• synonym stress
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/stress_1
• In ‘today’ the accent is on the second syllable.
3. a mark on a letter to show that it should be pronounced in a particular way
• See related entries: Phonetics
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/phonetics/accent_2
• Canapé has an accent on the ‘e’.
4. a special importance that is given to something
• synonym emphasis
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/emphasis
• In all our products the accent is on quality.

Extra Examples

• He lost his accent after moving to the capital.
• He spoke with a cut-glass English accent.
• Her French was excellent, without a trace of an accent.
• She had a pronounced Scottish accent.
• She put on a Southern accent when she answered the phone.
• She spoke in a broad Midlands accent.
• Where are you from? I can’t place your accent.
• a tall man with a Canadian accent
• He’s got a strong/broad Scottish accent.
• It was a fine performance from Diaz, despite her poor Irish accent.

Word Origin

• late Middle English (in the sense ‘intonation’): from Latin accentus ‘tone, signal, or intensity’ (from ad- ‘to’ + cantus ‘song’), translating Greek prosōidia ‘a song sung to music, intonation’.