- ac|cen|tu|a|tion
- ac|cen|tu|a|tion «ak SEHN chu AY shuhn», noun.1. an accentuating; emphasis.2. manner of pronunciation.3. the marking of accent or stress in speech.
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cen — cen·tri·cae; cen·tri·cal; cen·tric·i·ty; cen·trif·u·gal·i·za·tion; cen·trif·u·gal·ize; cen·trif·u·gal·ly; cen·trif·u·ga·tion; cen·trif·u·gence; cen·tring; cen·tri·ole; cen·trip·e·tal; cen·trip·e·tal·ism; cen·trip·e·tal·ly; cen·tris·ci·dae;… … English syllables
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
cen|tes´i|ma´tion — cen|tes|i|mate «sehn TEHS uh mayt», transitive verb, mat|ed, mat|ing. to take one in every hundred of (soldiers, citizens, or inmates) for punishment, often by execution, as for mutiny or widespread rebellion. ╂[< Latin centēsimāre (with… … Useful english dictionary
cen|tu´pli|ca´tion — cen|tu|pli|cate (adjective, noun. sehn TOO pluh kiht, kayt; TYOO ; verb. sehn TOO pluh kayt, TYOO », adjective, noun, verb, cat|ed, cat|ing. –adj. hundredfold; centuple. –n. one hundred forms or versions; 100 copies. –v.t. to increase 100 times; … Useful english dictionary
cen|tu´ri|a´tion — cen|tu|ri|ate «verb. sehn TYUR ee ayt, tur ; adjective. sehn TYUR ee iht, TUR , ayt», verb, at|ed, at|ing, adjective. –v.t. 1. to divide into centuries or hundreds. 2. (in Roman colonization) to divide and assign (land). –adj. centuriated … Useful english dictionary
cen|tral|i|za|tion — «SEHN truh luh ZAY shuhn», noun. 1. the coming or bringing to a center. 2. a gathering together at a center: »Centralization of medical services may prevent waste of effort. 3. a bringing together under the control of a single authority: »the… … Useful english dictionary
cen|trif|u|ga|tion — «sehn TRIHF yuh GAY shuhn», noun. the separation of materials of different densities by centrifugal force: »The insoluble membrane fragments can easily be separated by centrifugation from the soluble matrix material (Scientific American) … Useful english dictionary
cen|tes|i|mate — «sehn TEHS uh mayt», transitive verb, mat|ed, mat|ing. to take one in every hundred of (soldiers, citizens, or inmates) for punishment, often by execution, as for mutiny or widespread rebellion. ╂[< Latin centēsimāre (with English ate1) <… … Useful english dictionary
cen|tu|pli|cate — (adjective, noun. sehn TOO pluh kiht, kayt; TYOO ; verb. sehn TOO pluh kayt, TYOO », adjective, noun, verb, cat|ed, cat|ing. –adj. hundredfold; centuple. –n. one hundred forms or versions; 100 copies. –v.t. to increase 100 times; … Useful english dictionary
cen|tu|ri|ate — «verb. sehn TYUR ee ayt, tur ; adjective. sehn TYUR ee iht, TUR , ayt», verb, at|ed, at|ing, adjective. –v.t. 1. to divide into centuries or hundreds. 2. (in Roman colonization) to divide and assign (land). –adj. centuriated … Useful english dictionary
