Definition of
accentuation has definitions from the field of rhetoric
1
[ noun ] the act of giving special importance or significance to something

Synonyms

accenting emphasizing

Related terms

action stress

2
[ noun ] (rhetoric) the use or application of an accent; the relative prominence of syllables in a phrase or utterance

Related terms

stress stress

3
[ noun ] (rhetoric) the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)

Synonyms

stress accent emphasis

Examples

"he put the stress on the wrong syllable"

Related terms

prosody tonic_accent word_stress sentence_stress stress

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Similar Spelling

accentuate accentual accenting acanthion acanthotic

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