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accentual
[ ak-sen-choo-uhl ]
adjective
- of or relating to accent or stress.
- Prosody. of or relating to poetry based on the number of stresses, as distinguished from poetry depending on the number of syllables or quantities.
accentual
/ ækˈsɛntʃʊəl /
adjective
- of, relating to, or having accents; rhythmic
- See quantitativeprosody of or relating to verse based on the number of stresses in a line rather than on the number of syllables Compare quantitative
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Derived Forms
- acˈcentually, adverb
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Other Words From
- ac·centu·ali·ty noun
- ac·centu·al·ly adverb
- nonac·centu·al adjective
- nonac·centu·al·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of accentual1
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Example Sentences
Sherwood Forest, for instance, is a killing field of accentual integrity.
An excellent example of accentual verse set to an already existing melody is seen in Li Bon Prouvençau.
There are sure to be foreign sounds or accentual peculiarities that do not fit the native phonetic habits.
A song is still extant in rhyme and loose accentual measure, written upon a victory of Clotaire II.
There is no such thing as quantity except so far as it is accentual also.
Unhappily those who agree in regarding the metre as purely accentual agree in little else.
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