(n)emphasis, accentspecial importance or significance“the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis”, “the room was decorated in shades of grey with distinctive red accents”
(n)dialect, idiom, accentthe usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people“the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English”, “he has a strong German accent”, “it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy”
(n)stress, emphasis, accentthe relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)“he put the stress on the wrong syllable”