NOUN | communication | accentuation | the use or application of an accent |
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act | accentuation, emphasizing, accenting | the act of giving special importance or significance to something |
Meaning | The use or application of an accent; the relative prominence of syllables in a phrase or utterance. | |
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Broader | stress, emphasis, accent | The relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch) |
Catalan | accentuació | |
Verbs | accentuate | put stress on |
Meaning | The act of giving special importance or significance to something. | |
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Synonyms | emphasizing, accenting | |
Broader | action | Something done (usually as opposed to something said) |
Spanish | acentuación, encarecimiento | |
Verbs | accentuate | to stress, single out as important |
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