accentuation
noun
- mark or emphasize
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˌækˌsɛn.t͡ʃəˈweɪ.ʃən/ / /ˌɪkˌsɛn.t͡ʃəˈweɪ.ʃən/
noun
Etymology: From Late Latin accentuatio. Compare French accentuation. Equivalent to accentuate + -ion.
- 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.”
- 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[.]”
- Pitch or modulation of the voice in reciting portions of the liturgy.