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overaccentuation

overaccentuation noun: excessive accentuation.

Noun

overaccentuation (countable and uncountable, plural overaccentuations)

  1. Excessive accentuation.

Forms of overaccentuation

pluraloveraccentuations

Origin of overaccentuation

From over- + accentuation.

Questions about overaccentuation

What does overaccentuation mean?
Overaccentuation means excessive accentuation.
What part of speech is overaccentuation?
Overaccentuation is a noun.
What is the plural of overaccentuation?
The plural of overaccentuation is overaccentuations.

Words near overaccentuation in the dictionary

  1. overaccents
  2. overaccentuate
  3. overaccentuated
  4. overaccentuates
  5. overaccentuating
  6. overaccentuation
  7. overaccentuations
  8. overacceptance
  9. overaccessorise
  10. overaccessorised
  11. overaccessorises

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