accentual
/ækˈsɛntʃuəl/
adjective
- Relating to or based on stress or accent in speech or poetry.
- The linguist studied the accentual patterns of different dialects.
- In accentual verse, the number of stressed syllables per line is more important than the total syllable count.
- Old English poetry often uses an accentual meter with four strong beats per line.
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