accentuation

Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) Act of accentuating; applications of accent.
  2. (countable, uncountable) Pitch or modulation of the voice in reciting portions of the liturgy.

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌæk.ˌsɛn.t͡ʃə.ˈweɪ.ʃən/
Etymology

In summary

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

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