A believer in the primacy of accent or stress; specifically a person who believes in accent, as opposed to quantity, as a principle of metre or of plainsong.
Origin
Late 19th century. From accentual + -ist. Compare earlier accentuality.
Definition of accentualist in US English:
accentualist
noun
A believer in the primacy of accent or stress; specifically a person who believes in accent, as opposed to quantity, as a principle of metre or of plainsong.
Origin
Late 19th century. From accentual + -ist. Compare earlier accentuality.