adjective
- relating to or based on accent or stress in pronunciation
Usage: linguistics; poetry
Examples
- English poetry often follows accentual patterns rather than syllable counting.
- The accentual system of stress distinguishes English from many other languages.
- Accentual verse emphasizes the rhythm created by stressed syllables.
- The poet used an accentual meter with four strong beats per line.
- Accentual languages rely heavily on word stress for meaning and rhythm.
- Old English poetry was primarily accentual rather than syllabic.