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



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BEATIFY

(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”


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