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ac·cen·tu·al

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(ăk-sĕn'chū-əl) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Of or relating to accent.
  2. Based on stress accents: accentual rhythm; accentual verse.

[From Latin accentus, accent. See accent.]

accentually ac·cen'tu·al·ly adv.

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