accentual Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adjective of or pertaining to accent or stress
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adjective (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
WordNet
Ac*cen"tu*al adjective
Definitions
Of or pertaining to accent; characterized or formed by accent.