accentuation

English

Etymology

From Late Latin accentuatio. Compare French accentuation. Equivalent to accentuate + -ion.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌæk.ˌsɛn.t͡ʃə.ˈweɪ.ʃən/, /ˌɪk.ˌsɛn.t͡ʃə.ˈweɪ.ʃən/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

accentuation (countable and uncountable, plural accentuations)

  1. Act of accentuating; applications of accent.
  2. (ecclesiastical, music) Pitch or modulation of the voice in reciting portions of the liturgy.

Derived terms

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French

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

accentuation f (plural accentuations)

  1. stressing, accenting

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