Associations to the word «Accentuation»

Wiktionary

ACCENTUATION, noun. Act of accentuating; applications of accent.
ACCENTUATION, noun. (ecclesiastical) (music) Pitch or modulation of the voice in reciting portions of the liturgy.

Dictionary definition

ACCENTUATION, noun. The use or application of an accent; the relative prominence of syllables in a phrase or utterance.
ACCENTUATION, noun. The act of giving special importance or significance to something.

Wise words

The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.
Mark Twain