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Webster 1913 Edition
Accentuation
Ac-cenˊtu-a′tion
,Noun.
[LL.
accentuatio
: cf. F. accentuation
.] Act of accentuating; applications of accent.
Specifically (Eccles. Mus.)
, pitch or modulation of the voice in reciting portions of the liturgy.
Webster 1828 Edition
Accentuation
ACCENTUA'TION
,Noun.