ACCENTUAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does accentual mean? 

• ACCENTUAL (adjective)
  The adjective ACCENTUAL has 2 senses:

1. of or pertaining to accent or stress

2. (of verse) having a metric system based on stress rather than syllables or quantity

  Familiarity information: ACCENTUAL used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ACCENTUAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or pertaining to accent or stress

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

accent (the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch))

Derivation:

accent (a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation)

accent (the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch))

Sense 2

Meaning:

(of verse) having a metric system based on stress rather than syllables or quantity

Context example:

accentual rhythm

Antonym:

quantitative ((of verse) having a metric system based on relative duration of syllables)

syllabic ((of verse) having lines based on number of syllables rather than on rhythmical arrangement of stresses or quantities)

Derivation:

accent (the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch))