# Accent

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**Accent** may refer to:

## Speech and language

- [Accent (sociolinguistics)](/source/Accent_(sociolinguistics)), way of pronunciation particular to a speaker or group of speakers
- [Accent (phonetics)](/source/Accent_(phonetics)), prominence given to a particular syllable in a word, or a word in a phrase - [Pitch accent](/source/Pitch_accent), prominence signaled primarily by pitch
- [Accent (poetry)](/source/Accent_(poetry)), placement of prominent syllables in scansion
- [Diacritic](/source/Diacritic), a mark added above, on top of, or below a letter
- [Fallacy of accent](/source/Fallacy_of_accent), a logical fallacy related to reification

## Music

- [Accent (music)](/source/Accent_(music)), an emphasis placed on a note
- [The Accents](/source/The_Accents), American doo-wop group
- [Ecclesiastical accent](/source/Ecclesiastical_accent), the simplest style of plainchant

## Computers

- [Accent (programming language)](/source/Accent_(programming_language)), an interpreted programming language
- [Accent kernel](/source/Accent_kernel), an operating system kernel

## Other uses

- [Aeros Accent](/source/Aeros_Accent), a paraglider
- [Hyundai Accent](/source/Hyundai_Accent), car produced by Hyundai Motor Company
- [Accent lighting](/source/Accent_lighting), light focused on a particular area or object
- [Accent Records](/source/Accent_Records), a record label
- [ACCENT Speakers Bureau](/source/ACCENT_Speakers_Bureau), a student-run organization at the University of Florida
- [Ac'cent](/source/Ac'cent), brand name for monosodium glutamate (MSG)

## See also

- [Accenture](/source/Accenture), company
- [Accentor](/source/Accentor), a bird species
- [*Accentor*-class minesweeper](/source/Accentor-class_minesweeper), ship
- [Ascent (disambiguation)](/source/Ascent_(disambiguation))

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