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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) grave accent
a mark (`) placed over a vowel esp. to indicate that the vowel is open or lax, as French è, has distinct syllabic value, as in English belovèd, or that the vowel or the syllable it is in has secondary stress or is pronounced with a low or falling pitch.

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1. (noun) grave accent, grave
a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation

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