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ACCENT [4 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2019-02-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- accent
1, record 1, English, accent
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
To speak without an accent. 1, record 1, English, - accent
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir - Gendarmerie royale du Canada (GRC)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- accent
1, record 1, French, accent
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Parler sans accent. 1, record 1, French, - accent
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-11-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Music (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- accent
1, record 2, English, accent
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Emphasis or prominence given to a note or chord, as by an increase in volume or extended duration. 1, record 2, English, - accent
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Musique (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- accent
1, record 2, French, accent
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mise en relief d'un point fort dans une ligne mélodique [ou rythmique], soit par le renforcement d'intensité d'une note, soit par l'allongement de sa durée. 1, record 2, French, - accent
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-03-02
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Intergovernmental Programs
- Language (General)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Accent
1, record 3, English, Accent
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Council of Education Ministers, Canada. Accent is a part-time work experience available to postsecondary students who, as a rule, study outside their home province or territory. Accent gives you a chance to share your language and culture and to help young people in your host province discover them. The part-time language-assistant program, Accent, has been cancelled in 2010. 1, record 3, English, - Accent
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Titres de programmes intergouvernementaux
- Linguistique (Généralités)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Accent
1, record 3, French, Accent
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Conseil des ministres de l'Éducation (Canada). Accent, c’est un emploi à temps partiel offert aux étudiants du postsecondaire qui étudient, en règle générale, dans une province ou un territoire autre que le leur. Accent vous donne l’occasion de partager votre langue et votre culture et de la faire connaître aux jeunes de votre province ou territoire d’accueil. Le Programme des moniteurs de langues à temps partiel Accent a été annulé en 2010. 1, record 3, French, - Accent
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2005-01-13
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Typography
- Grammar
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- accent
1, record 4, English, accent
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A mark ... used in writing or printing to indicate a specific sound value, stress, or pitch, to distinguish words otherwise identically spelled 2, record 4, English, - accent
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Typographie (Caractères)
- Grammaire
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- accent
1, record 4, French, accent
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Signe placé sur une voyelle pour en préciser la prononciation (é, è, ê) [ou] pour distinguer un mot d'un homonyme non accentué (la et là, du et dû) 2, record 4, French, - accent
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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