accentuation
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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]
Audio (file)
Noun[edit]
accentuation f (plural accentuations)
Further reading[edit]
- “accentuation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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