Meaning Of The Word Acute accent

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Acute accent Meaning

Acute accent Definition
Acute accent Definition

What's The Definition Of Acute accent?

acute accent in American English
a mark (´) used to indicate

acute accent in British English
noun: the diacritical mark (´), used in the writing system of some languages to indicate that the vowel over which it is placed has a special quality (as in French été) or that it receives the strongest stress in the word (as in Spanish hablé)

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