HyperDic: grave_accent

English > 1 sense of the expression grave accent:
NOUNcommunicationgrave accent, gravea mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
English > grave accent: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
MeaningA mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation.
Synonymgrave
Broaderaccent, accent markA diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
Spanishacento abierto, acento grave, grave
Catalanaccent greu, accent obert

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