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accentual

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Adjective

(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

of or pertaining to accent or stress

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Antonyms:
quantitative syllabic

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "accentual":
accentual agential
Words contain "accentual":
accentual accentual system

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