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accentual

[ ak-sen-choo-uhl ]
/ ækˈsɛn tʃu əl /

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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Origin of accentual

1600–10; <Latin accentu(s) (see accent) + -al1

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, adverb

Words nearby accentual

accelerograph, accelerometer, accent, accent mark, accentor, accentual, accentuate, accentuation, accentuator, accept, acceptable
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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

accentually, adverb
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