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accentual
[ ak-sen-choo-uhl ]
/ ækˈsɛn tʃu əl /
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adjective
of or relating to accent or stress.
Prosody. of or relating to poetry based on the number of stresses, as distinguished from poetry depending on the number of syllables or quantities.
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OTHER WORDS FROM accentual
ac·cen·tu·al·i·ty, nounac·cen·tu·al·ly, adverbnon·ac·cen·tu·al, adjectivenon·ac·cen·tu·al·ly, adverbWords nearby accentual
accelerograph, accelerometer, accent, accent mark, accentor, accentual, accentuate, accentuated, accentuation, accentuator, accept
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British Dictionary definitions for accentual
accentual
/ (ækˈsɛntʃʊəl) /
adjective
of, relating to, or having accents; rhythmic
prosody of or relating to verse based on the number of stresses in a line rather than on the number of syllablesCompare quantitative (def. 3)
Derived forms of accentual
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