accentuation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌækˌsɛn.t͡ʃəˈweɪ.ʃən/ (US)
- /ˌɪkˌsɛn.t͡ʃəˈweɪ.ʃən/ (US)
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Etymology
From Late Latin accentuatio. Compare French accentuation. Equivalent to accentuate + -ion.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A more distinct or prominent form.
The secretary withdrew with an accentuation of his unhappy manner. It was very distressing to him, this dispersal of the family heirlooms.
1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC:
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(countable, uncountable) Act of accentuating; applications of accent.
This elementary instruction is language at its most advanced to minds trained on the accentuation of the antepenult (multiplicity) and on Sievers-type C2 half-line metrical patterns[.]
1985, Robert Burchfield, The English Language, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 110:
- (countable, uncountable) Pitch or modulation of the voice in reciting portions of the liturgy.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| accentuations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
overaccentuation · misaccentuation · reaccentuation
Translations (13)
pl akcentuacja (act of accentuating) · es acentuación (pitch or modulation of the voice) · es acentuación (act of accentuating) · lv akcentuācija (act of accentuating) · la accentuatio (act of accentuating) · id aksentuasi (act of accentuating) · pt acentuação (pitch or modulation of the voice) · ru акцентуа́ция (act of accentuating) · el τονισμός (act of accentuating) · lv akcentēšana (act of accentuating) · fr accentuation (act of accentuating) · pt acentuação (act of accentuating) · tr vurgulama (act of accentuating)