Definitions for accentualækˈsɛn tʃu əl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ac•cen•tu•alækˈsɛn tʃu əl(adj.)
of or pertaining to accent or stress.
Category: Phonetics
pertaining to or based on stress rather than the number or duration of syllables:
accentual meter.
Category: Prosody
Origin of accentual:
1600–10; < L accentu(s) (see accent ) + -al1
ac•cen′tu•al•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
accentual(adj)
of or pertaining to accent or stress
accentual(adj)
(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"
Wiktionary
accentual(Adjective)
Of or pertaining to accent; characterized or formed by accent.
accentual(Adjective)
Designating verse rhythmss based on stress accents.
Webster Dictionary
Accentual(adj)
of or pertaining to accent; characterized or formed by accent
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