accentuation
English edit
Etymology edit
From Late Latin accentuatio. Compare French accentuation. Equivalent to accentuate + -ion.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
act of accentuating
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pitch or modulation of the voice
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French edit
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
accentuation f (plural accentuations)
Further reading edit
- “accentuation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.