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accentual

ac·cen·tual

US/ækˈsɛn.t͡ʃu.əl/ uncommon

adjective

1.

of or pertaining to accent or stress

2.

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

  • “accentual poetry is based on the number of stresses in a line”
  • “accentual rhythm”
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Origin

From accent + -ual.

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