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accentuation Definition


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accentuate
verb accentuated, accentuating
    1. To emphasize or make something more evident or prominent.
      Thesaurus: highlight, intensify, emphasize, stress, underline, spotlight, strengthen.
    2. To mark something with an accent.
Derivative: accentuation
noun
    Etymology: 18c: from Latin accentuare.



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