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What some French characters are – stressed (8)

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accented

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'are stressed' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

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(Other definitions for accented that I've seen before include "Stressed with local pronunciation" , "Emphasised or stressed a syllable" , "Gave prominence to one syllable over another" , "Bearing a stress" , "Given an emphasis" .)

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