ACCENTUATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does accentuation mean? 

• ACCENTUATION (noun)
  The noun ACCENTUATION has 2 senses:

1. the use or application of an accent; the relative prominence of syllables in a phrase or utterance

2. the act of giving special importance or significance to something

  Familiarity information: ACCENTUATION used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ACCENTUATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The use or application of an accent; the relative prominence of syllables in a phrase or utterance

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("accentuation" is a kind of...):

accent; emphasis; stress (the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch))

Derivation:

accentuate (put stress on; utter with an accent)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The act of giving special importance or significance to something

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

accenting; accentuation; emphasizing

Hypernyms ("accentuation" is a kind of...):

action (something done (usually as opposed to something said))

Derivation:

accentuate (to stress, single out as important)