| NOUN | communication | speech pattern, accent | distinctive manner of oral expression |
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| Meaning | distinctive manner of oral expression. | |
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| Example | "she had a very clear speech pattern" | |
| Synonym | accent | |
| Narrower | drawl | A slow speech pattern with prolonged vowels |
| Broader | pronunciation | The manner in which someone utters a word |
| Spanish | acento, deje, dejo, tono | |
| Catalan | accent, deix | |
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