Accent, marked thus ('), is an increased force of voice upon some one
syllable of a word; as,
Col'o-ny, bot'a-ny; re-mem'ber, im-por'tant; rec-ol-lect', rep-re-sent'.
In the words col'o-ny and bot'a-ny, the first syllable is accented. In the
words re-mem'ber and im-por'tant, the second syllable is accented. In the
words rec-ol-lect' and rep-re-sent', the third syllable is accented.