ACCENTUAL

accentual

(adjective) (of verse) having a metric system based on stress rather than syllables or quantity; “accentual poetry is based on the number of stresses in a line”; “accentual rhythm”

accentual

(adjective) of or pertaining to accent or stress

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

accentual

Of or pertaining to accent; characterized or formed by accent.

Designating verse rhythms based on stress accents.

Source: Wiktionary


Ac*cen"tu*al, a.

Definition: Of or pertaining to accent; characterized or formed by accent.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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13 December 2024

ALIENATED

(adjective) socially disoriented; “anomic loners musing over their fate”; “we live in an age of rootless alienated people”


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