Associations to the word «Accentuation»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

ACCENTUATION, noun. The use or application of an accent; the relative prominence of syllables in a phrase or utterance.
ACCENTUATION, noun. The act of giving special importance or significance to something.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley