accentual
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.
Origin of accentual
1Other words from accentual
- ac·cen·tu·al·i·ty, noun
- ac·cen·tu·al·ly, adverb
- non·ac·cen·tu·al, adjective
- non·ac·cen·tu·al·ly, adverb
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How to use accentual in a sentence
Quantitative measures, like the Sapphic and Hexameter, were composed accentually.
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British Dictionary definitions for accentual
/ (ækˈsɛntʃʊəl) /
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 syllables: Compare quantitative (def. 3)
Derived forms of accentual
- accentually, adverb
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