emphasis vs accentuation

emphasis and accentuation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
emphasis	Yes	No	No	No
accentuation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, accentuation is a hyponym of emphasis; that is, accentuation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than emphasis:

emphasis: the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
accentuation: the use or application of an accent; the relative prominence of syllables in a phrase or utterance

Other hyponyms of emphasis include pitch accent, tonic accent, word accent, word stress, sentence stress.

emphasis (noun)	accentuation (noun)
intensity or forcefulness of expression	the act of giving special importance or significance to something
the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)	the use or application of an accent; the relative prominence of syllables in a phrase or utterance
special and significant stress by means of position or repetition e.g.
special importance or significance

emphasis vs accentuation

emphasis and accentuation both are nouns.

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