(n): the manner in which someone utters a word
(n): special importance or significance
(n): a prominent status
(n): the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
(n): speech that differs from the usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community
(n): the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
(n): the patterns of stress and intonation in a language
(n): a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
(n): a mark added to a letter to indicate a special pronunciation
(v): to stress, single out as important
(v): give expression to
(v): put stress on; utter with an accent
(v): speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way