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acute accent

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.76 in modern English

Syllables
acute ac-cent
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A diacritical mark ( ´ ) that can be placed above a number of letters in many languages of the Latin, Greek and Cyrillic writing systems.

Etymology

From Latin accentus (“accent”) acūtus (“sharp”), a calque of Ancient Greek προσῳδία (prosōidía, “accent”) ὀξύς (oxús, “sharp”). Cognate to French accent aigu.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

acute accents (plural)

Phrases

double acute accent grave accent

Frequently Paired Words

apex čárka circumflex grave accent kreska

Synonyms

acute aigu

Questions

What does acute accent mean?
A diacritical mark ( ´ ) that can be placed above a number of letters in many languages of the Latin, Greek and Cyrillic writing systems.
Where does acute accent come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce acute accent

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