accentuation
n.
emphasis; stress
Accentuation
accentuation
Noun
1. the use or application of an accent; the relative prominence of syllables in a phrase or utterance
(hypernym) stress, emphasis, accent
(derivation) stress, accent, accentuate
2. the act of giving special importance or significance to something
(synonym) emphasizing, accenting
(hypernym) action
(derivation) stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
accentuation (f)
n.
accentuation, emphasis; stress, ictus
Accentuation
(n.)
pitch or modulation of the voice in reciting portions of the liturgy.
(n.)
Act of accentuating; applications of accent.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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