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    accentuation
    /əkˌsɛntʃʊˈeɪʃn/

    noun

    • 1. the action or fact of accentuating or of being accentuated: "the accentuation of the Treasury's currency policy"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishACCENTUATION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    ACCENTUATION definition: 1. the act of emphasizing a particular feature of something or making something more noticeable, or…. Learn more.

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › accentuationACCENTUATION Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    Accentuation definition: an act or instance of accentuating. . See examples of ACCENTUATION used in a sentence.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryACCENTUATION definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

    ACCENTUATION meaning: 1. the act of emphasizing a particular feature of something or making something more noticeable, or…. Learn more.

  5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › accentuateAccentuate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    noun. Did you know? When you accentuate something you put an “accent,” or emphasis, on it. There’s no need to stress out if you don’t know the word’s history, though; its journey into the English language was very straightforward.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › accentuationAccentuation - definition of accentuation by The Free Dictionary

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

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishACCENTUATION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    ACCENTUATION definition: an act or instance of accentuating | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › accentuationAccentuation - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    Definitions of accentuation. noun. the use or application of an accent; the relative prominence of syllables in a phrase or utterance. see more. noun. the act of giving special importance or significance to something. synonyms: accenting, emphasizing. see more.

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishACCENTUATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    to emphasize a particular feature of something or to make something more noticeable: The short black dress accentuated her slenderness. (Definition of accentuate from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

  10. www.yourdictionary.com › accentuationAccentuation Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

    noun. Act of accentuating; applications of accent. Wiktionary. (ecclesiastical, music) Pitch or modulation of the voice in reciting portions of the liturgy. Wiktionary. Synonyms: accenting. emphasizing. stress. emphasis. accent. Other Word Forms of Accentuation. Noun. Singular: accentuation. Plural: accentuations. Origin of Accentuation.

  11. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishACCENTUATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    verb. To accentuate something means to emphasize it or make it more noticeable. His shaven head accentuates his large round face. [VERB noun] The whole air of menace was accentuated by the fact that he was so cordial and soft-voiced. [VERB noun] Synonyms: emphasize, stress, highlight, accent More Synonyms of accentuate.