accent
accent
nounDefinition of ACCENT
a special notice or importance given to something <although we dutifully carried binoculars on our bird walk, the accent was on recognizing avifauna by their song>
Related Words attention, concentration, focus, spotlight; consequence, import, moment, note, significance, value, worth; precedence, primacy, priority, top billing; consideration, heed, regard
Antonyms de-emphasis
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