Origin: Latin suffix -tion
Accentuation has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
the use or application of an accent; the relative prominence of syllables in a phrase or utterance
the act of giving special importance or significance to something
Act of accentuating; applications of accent.
The word comes from Late Latin accentuatio, which means the act of adding an accent. It is formed by combining the verb accentuate with the suffix -ion.