| Pronunciation: | | ak`senchoo'eyshun
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- [n] the act of giving special importance or significance to something
- [n] the use or application of an accent; the relative prominence of syllables in a phrase or utterance
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ACCENTUATION is a 12 letter word that starts with A. |
| | Synonyms: | | accenting, emphasizing |
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| | See Also: | | accent, action, emphasis, stress |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ac*cen`tu*a"tion\, n. [LL. accentuatio: cf. F.
accentuation.]
Act of accentuating; applications of accent. Specifically
(Eccles. Mus.), pitch or modulation of the voice in reciting
portions of the liturgy.
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