accentuator

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noun

An agent that accentuates.

OriginEnglish accentuate ← Medieval Latin accentuātus ← Latin accentuō →
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Meanings

nounaccentuator (plural accentuators)

plural accentuators

  1. An agent that accentuates.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinad-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*keh₂n-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*kh₂néti
  7. Proto-Italic*kanō
  8. Latincanō
  9. Latinaccinō
  10. Ancient Greekπροσῳδῐ́ᾱ (prosōidĭ́ā)
  11. Latinaccentus
  12. Latinaccentuō
  13. Medieval Latinaccentuātus
  14. Englishaccentuate
  15. Englishaccentuator

From accentuate + -or.

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Translations

Portuguese acentuador
  • acentuadoran agent that accentuates
Cite this entry
APA

accentuator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accentuator

MLA

“accentuator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accentuator. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “accentuator,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accentuator.

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