accentuation

[ ak-sen-choo-ey-shuhn ]

/ ækˌsɛn tʃuˈeɪ ʃən /

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noun

an act or instance of accentuating.

something that is accentuated.

Origin of accentuation

1820–30; <Medieval Latin accentuātiōn- (stem of accentuātiō) intoning. See accentuate, -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM accentuation

o·ver·ac·cen·tu·a·tion, noun

Words nearby accentuation

accent, accent mark, accentor, accentual, accentuate, accentuation, accentuator, accept, acceptable, acceptance, acceptance region

Example sentences from the Web for accentuation

It has developed, in proportion to the accentuation of the institution of private, as against communal, property.
British Socialism|J. Ellis Barker
If necessary, an accentuation was produced by raising the pegs representing the accentuated part of the foot.
Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1|Various
Thus out of rhythm grows very naturally an accentuation which gives balance, structure, and form.
Spirit and Music|H. Ernest Hunt
Assamese follows Bengali in its accentuation, but the language has never been the toy of euphuism.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 5|Various

These examples, however, do little towards enabling modern scholars to form a notion of the Greek system of accentuation.
The Modes of Ancient Greek Music|David Binning Monro