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Meaning of 'accentual' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Accentual [ a.]
- Of or pertaining to accent; characterized or formed by accent.

Meaning of 'accentual' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . accentual [ a]
Meaning (1):
- (of verse) having a metric system based on stress rather than syllables or quantity
Example in sentence:
  • accentual poetry is based on the number of stresses in a line;
  • accentual rhythm

Nearby Words:

accadian accede acceded accedence acceder acceding accelerando accelerate accelerated accelerating

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