accentuation

[ak-sen-choo-ey-shuhn]

ac·cen·tu·a·tion

[ak-sen-choo-ey-shuhn]
noun
1.
an act or instance of accentuating.
2.
something that is accentuated.

Origin:
1820–30; < Medieval Latin accentuātiōn- (stem of accentuātiō) intoning. See accentuate, -ion

o·ver·ac·cen·tu·a·tion, noun
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Accentuation has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
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accentuate (ækˈsɛntʃʊˌeɪt)
 
vb
(tr) to stress or emphasize
 
accentu'ation
 
n

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