accent mark

noun

1. a mark used to indicate an accent, stress, etc., as for pronunciation or in musical notation. Compare diacritic ( def 1 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of accent mark¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

They'll stick a b next to a k and follow it up with a z and put an accent mark over the whole business and call it a word.

From Project Gutenberg

It is spelled without the accent mark, and the reader is led to infer that it is pronounced as though it were a French name.

From Project Gutenberg