grave accent

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Noun grave accent has 1 sense

grave accent, grave - a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
--₁ is a kind of accent, accent mark

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Term: Grave Accent

Description:

The grave accent, also known as the backtick, is a diacritical mark often used in written language to indicate pronunciation, stress, or to differentiate homophones. In HTML, the grave accent is also used to denote code elements or to format text in a monospaced font.

Sample Sentences:

She pronounced the word "café" with the grave accent over the "e".
The word "naïve" uses a grave accent to indicate the pronunciation of the vowel.
In French, the grave accent can change the meaning of words, such as "ou" (or) and "où" (where).
To highlight the code snippet, surround it with the <code> tags and use the grave accent for proper formatting.

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