accentuation
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Etymology
Origin of accentuation
1820–30; < Medieval Latin accentuātiōn- (stem of accentuātiō ) intoning. See accentuate, -ion
Example Sentences
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As I scrolled through posts on WallStreetBets, I realized that the crowd gathered online was all about risk accentuation, not mitigation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026
Other parameters come into play, such as prosody, which includes pauses, accentuation and intonation.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 19, 2023
Intonation, the proper accentuation of some words over others in a sentence, all of these are crucial elements of Cash’s eventual success.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2018
Her delivery of the solo part is preoccupied with quirky rubato, unusual accentuation and unexpected dynamics, as though straining toward an original statement that hasn’t quite gelled.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 7, 2016
The short hair accentuated his features, specifically his too-close-together beady eyes, which did not stand up well to accentuation.
From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green
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