accent mark

American  

noun

1. a mark used to indicate an accent, stress, etc., as for pronunciation or in musical notation.

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Etymology

Origin of accent mark

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

He wrote on his Facebook: “Note to news broadcasters in the USA: there’s an accent mark over the second ‘e’ in Pelé’s name because it is supposed to be pronounced ‘pay-LAY.’

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2023

His song titles often feature extraneous umlauts, and while the accent mark highlights different vowel sounds, Yeat seems obsessed with creating new sounds entirely.

From Washington Post • Mar. 1, 2023

There are no wooden elephants and pictures of Thai landmarks; in an otherwise sparse wood-and-white dining room, Ms. Pim has chosen a Thai accent mark, mai toh, as the restaurant’s icon.

From New York Times • Oct. 10, 2017

His Texan stature and accent mark him in New York, where he now lives, golfs, bridges, flies.

From Time Magazine Archive

They'll stick a b next to a k and follow it up with a z and put an accent mark over the whole business and call it a word.

From Half Portions by Ferber, Edna