ACCENTUATION
emphasizing, accenting, accentuation
(noun) the act of giving special importance or significance to something
accentuation
(noun) the use or application of an accent; the relative prominence of syllables in a phrase or utterance
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
accentuation (countable and uncountable, plural accentuations)
Act of accentuating; applications of accent.
(ecclesiastical, music) Pitch or modulation of the voice in reciting portions of the liturgy.
Source: Wiktionary
Ac*cen`tu*a"tion, n. Etym: [LL. accentuatio: cf. F. accentuation.]
Definition: Act of accentuating; applications of accent. Specifically
(Eccles. Mus.),
Definition: pitch or modulation of the voice in reciting portions of the
liturgy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition