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accentual

[ak-sen-choo-uhl]

ac·cen·tu·al

[ak-sen-choo-uhl]
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to accent or stress.
2.
Prosody. of or pertaining to poetry based on the number of stresses, as distinguished from poetry depending on the number of syllables or quantities.

Origin:
1600–10; < Latin accentu(s) (see accent) + -al1

ac·cen·tu·al·i·ty, noun
ac·cen·tu·al·ly, adverb
non·ac·cen·tu·al, adjective
non·ac·cen·tu·al·ly, adverb
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accentual (ækˈsɛntʃʊəl)
 
adj
1.  of, relating to, or having accents; rhythmic
2.  prosody Compare quantitative of or relating to verse based on the number of stresses in a line rather than on the number of syllables
 
ac'centually
 
adv

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