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accentual

adjective
ac·​cen·​tu·​al | \ ak-ˈsen(t)-sh(ə-)wəl, ik-\

Definition of accentual

: of, relating to, or characterized by accent specifically : based on accent rather than on quantity or syllabic recurrence accentual poetry

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accentually adverb

First Known Use of accentual

1610, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for accentual

borrowed from New Latin accentuālis, from Latin accentus accent entry 1 + -ālis -al entry 1

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