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accent

noun/ˈæksənt/ (AK-suhnt)Level B1
accent meaning picture: Two friends from different Indian states laughing while chatting at a roadside tea stall
Picture meaning of “accent” — The way people from a particular place or group pronounce words.

The way people from a particular place or group pronounce words.

Someone from Kerala and someone from Punjab may speak English with different accents. Everyone has an accent of some kind.

accent meaning in Hindi

किसी खास जगह या समूह के लोगों के शब्द बोलने का तरीका; लहजा।

केरल और पंजाब के दो लोग अलग-अलग लहजे में अंग्रेज़ी बोल सकते हैं। हर किसी का कोई न कोई लहजा होता है।

Examples

  1. My cousin came back from London with a slight British accent.मेरा चचेरा भाई लंदन से थोड़ा ब्रिटिश लहजा लेकर लौटा।
  2. The call centre trains its staff to speak clearly, whatever their accent.कॉल सेंटर अपने कर्मचारियों को साफ़ बोलना सिखाता है, चाहे उनका लहजा कोई भी हो।

Synonyms & antonyms

pronunciationtwang

Memory trick

Your ACCENT is your voice's passport — it shows where your speech comes from.

💡 Did you know?

Linguists say everyone has an accent; the one that sounds "neutral" simply matches the listener's own.

Word origin

From Latin "accentus" (ad- "to" + cantus "song"), meaning the tone or stress of speech.

Other meanings

noun A regional or national way of pronouncing speech.

accent meaning in other languages

Hindi · हिन्दीकिसी खास जगह या समूह के लोगों के शब्द बोलने का तरीका; लहजा।
Arabic · العربيةطريقة نطق الكلمات لدى أهل مكان معين أو مجموعة معينة؛ اللكنة.
French · FrançaisManière de prononcer les mots propre à une région ou à un groupe.
Indonesian · Bahasa IndonesiaCara orang dari daerah atau kelompok tertentu mengucapkan kata-kata; logat.
Chinese · 中文某地或某群体的人说话时特有的发音方式;口音。

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