accentuation
nounUS /ˌækˌsɛn.t͡ʃəˈweɪ.ʃən/
Etymology From Late Latin accentuatio. Compare French accentuation. Equivalent to accentuate + -ion.
1
A more distinct or prominent form.
- The secretary withdrew with an accentuation of his unhappy manner. It was very distressing to him, this dispersal of the family heirlooms.1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC:
2
Act of accentuating; applications of accent.
- This elementary instruction is language at its most advanced to minds trained on the accentuation of the antepenult (multiplicity) and on Sievers-type C2 half-line metrical patterns[.]1985, Robert Burchfield, The English Language, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 110:
3
Ecclesiastical, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music, Religion Pitch or modulation of the voice in reciting portions of the liturgy.
- Derived terms
- misaccentuation, overaccentuation, reaccentuation