a distinctive way of pronouncing a language, especially one associated with a particular country, area, or social class
a mark (´) placed over certain letters in some languages to indicate a feature such as altered sound quality (e.g. in fiancée)
a mark (`) placed over a vowel in some languages to indicate a feature such as altered sound quality, vowel length, or intonation
a mark (^) placed over a vowel in some languages to indicate contraction, length, or a particular quality