Accentuation

Pronunciation

US IPA: /ËŒÃ¦k.ËŒsÉ›n.tÊƒÉ™.ËˆweÉª.ÊƒÉ™n/, /ËŒÉªk.ËŒsÉ›n.tÊƒÉ™.ËˆweÉª.ÊƒÉ™n/
Rhymes: -eÉªÊƒÉ™n

Origin

Late Latin accentuatio. Compare French accentuation.
accentuate + -tion

Full definition of accentuation

Noun

accentuation

(plural accentuations)

Act of accentuating; applications of accent.
(ecclesiastical, music) Pitch or modulation of the voice in reciting portions of the liturgy.