accentuation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the use or application of an accent; the relative prominence of syllables in a phrase or utterance
  2. noun the act of giving special importance or significance to something
    emphasizing; accenting.

WordNet

Ac*cen`tu*a"tion noun
Etymology
LL. accentuatio: cf. F. accentuation.
Definitions
  1. Act of accentuating; applications of accent. Specifically (Eccles. Mus.), pitch or modulation of the voice in reciting portions of the liturgy.

Webster 1913