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Webster 1913 Edition


Accentuation

Ac-cenˊtu-a′tion

,
Noun.
[LL.
accentuatio
: cf. F.
accentuation
.]
Act of accentuating; applications of accent.
Specifically
(Eccles. Mus.)
,
pitch or modulation of the voice in reciting portions of the liturgy.

Webster 1828 Edition


Accentuation

ACCENTUA'TION

,
Noun.
The act of placing accents in writing, or of pronouncing them in speaking.