accentuation

[ ak-sen-choo-ey-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. an act or instance of accentuating.

  2. something that is accentuated.

Origin of accentuation

1
1820–30; <Medieval Latin accentuātiōn- (stem of accentuātiō) intoning. See accentuate, -ion

Other words from accentuation

  • o·ver·ac·cen·tu·a·tion, noun

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