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grave accent noun[ C ] uk /ˌɡrɑːv ˈæksənt/ us /ˌɡrɑːv ˈæksənt/(alsograve) a symbol used over a letter in some languages, for example the letter "è" in French, to show that it is pronounced in a particular way: 钝重音符,沉音符,抑音符 In standard Italian, the grave accent is used over any vowel to indicate word-final stress, as in gioventù, "youth". Print elements that might need special codes include accent marks (acute, grave, tilde, cedilla, etc.). The vowel with secondary prominence is marked with a grave accent. Welsh has 28 accented vowels: the seven vowels "a e i o u w y", each with grave, acute, circumflex, and dieresis. Press Control + ` (grave accent), then the letter. A circumflex accent represents the rare combination of acute (exceptional stress) and grave (falling pitch). SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Punctuation abbreviated accent acute apostrophe at sign block capitals caron comma curly bracket dash diacritical hyphen punctuation mark scare quotes small cap small capitals solidus square bracket stroke tilde |