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erityispiirre — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • accent noun A distinctive way of pronouncing a language, typical of a region, country, or social group.
  • characteristic adj Typical of a particular person or thing; serving to identify it.
  • specialty noun A particular area of skill, work, or interest that someone focuses on.
  • specific adj Clearly defined or particular, rather than general or vague.

Senses

erityispiirre is used for these senses in English:

  • accent (linguistics) A higher-pitched or stronger (louder or longer) articulation of a particular syllable of a word or phrase in order to distinguish it from the others or to emphasize it.
  • accent (orthography) A mark or character used in writing, in order to indicate the place of the spoken accent, or to indicate the nature or quality of the vowel marked.
  • characteristic A distinguishing feature of a person or thing, a part of mental or physical behavior.
  • particularity A distinctive characteristic or quality; a peculiarity.
  • specialty An attribute or quality peculiar to a species.
  • specific A distinguishing attribute or quality.

accent — full definition

  1. noun A distinctive way of pronouncing a language, typical of a region, country, or social group.
  2. noun A mark placed over a letter to show pronunciation or stress.
  3. noun A detail that stands out and adds emphasis or contrast, especially in design.
  4. verb To emphasize or draw attention to something.

characteristic — full definition

  1. adj Typical of a particular person or thing; serving to identify it.
  2. noun A distinguishing feature or quality of someone or something.

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