accentuation

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun the use or application of an accent; the relative prominence of syllables in a phrase or utterance
noun the act of giving special importance or significance to something

From Late Latin accentuatio. Compare French accentuation. Equivalent to accentuate + -ion.

It intoxicates with the recurrence of the accentuation. — The North-West Amazons: Notes of some months spent among cannibal tribes, Thomas Whiffen
He answered with an accentuation of his usual refinement of enunciation and suavity of manner. — The History of Sir Richard Calmady: A Romance, Lucas Malet
The sentence—the dread sentence of death—was the last of distinct accentuation which reached my ears. — The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven Edition: Table Of Contents And Index Of The Five Volumes, Edgar Allan Poe

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