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   Ac·cen·tu·a·tion

   /akˌsen(t)SHəˈwāSHən/

   

   noun

   • 1. the action of emphasizing something: "the accentuation of the Treasury's currency policy"
   • ▪ the prominence of a thing relative to the normal: "a condition where there is an accentuation of female characteristics"
   • ▪ the manner in which accents are apparent in pronunciation, or indicated in writing.

   Word Origin late 15th century: in early use from medieval Latin accentuatio(n-); in later use (early 19th century) from accentuate.

   Scrabble Points: 16

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