accentuation
English
Etymology
- Late Latin accentuatio. Compare French accentuation.
- accentuate + -ion
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌæk.ˌsɛn.tʃə.ˈweɪ.ʃən/, /ˌɪk.ˌsɛn.tʃə.ˈweɪ.ʃən/
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
accentuation (countable and uncountable, plural accentuations)
- Act of accentuating; applications of accent.
- (ecclesiastical, music) Pitch or modulation of the voice in reciting portions of the liturgy.
Translations
act of accentuating
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pitch or modulation of the voice
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Further reading
- “accentuation” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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