Accent

Aside from its use to indicate a mark or sign of pronunciation, the stre or loudne of voice laid upon a particular syllable, word, or phrase. Also, the pitch, or relative sharpne of tone, as in the cla ical languages. In these, as in oldest Germanic, the accent was movable, and varied with varying forms of the word; whereas, in English, as in the his torical Germanic dialects, the accent falls upon the initial syllable of the word. Many words, however, which we have taken from the French, retain their original accent. Accent is the chief factor in modern rhythm, as compared with cla ical quantity.