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Accentuation

Noun CEFR C1
ˌækˌsɛn.t͡ʃəˈweɪ.ʃən

Definitions

  1. Act of accentuating; applications of accent.
    countable, uncountable
  2. Pitch or modulation of the voice in reciting portions of the liturgy.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

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Examples

“This elementary instruction is language at its most advanced to minds trained on the accentuation of the antepenult (multiplicity) and on Sievers-type C2 half-line metrical patterns[.]”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

accentuator accentus accept acceptability Acceptable acceptableness

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