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ac·cen·tu·al | \ ak-ˈsen(t)-sh(ə-)wəl 
, ik- \
, 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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The first known use of accentual was in 1610
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