accentuation

[ ak-sen-choo-ey-shuh n ]

/ ækˌsɛn tʃuˈeɪ ʃən /

an act or instance of accentuating.

something that is accentuated.

Origin of accentuation

1820–30; < Medieval Latin accentuātiōn- (stem of accentuātiō) intoning. See accentuate, -ion

o·ver·ac·cen·tu·a·tion, noun

It has developed, in proportion to the accentuation of the institution of private, as against communal, property.

British Socialism |J. Ellis Barker
If necessary, an accentuation was produced by raising the pegs representing the accentuated part of the foot.

Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 |Various
Thus out of rhythm grows very naturally an accentuation which gives balance, structure, and form.

Spirit and Music |H. Ernest Hunt
Assamese follows Bengali in its accentuation, but the language has never been the toy of euphuism.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 5 |Various

These examples, however, do little towards enabling modern scholars to form a notion of the Greek system of accentuation.

The Modes of Ancient Greek Music |David Binning Monro