̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈwāshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, from Medieval Latin accentuatus + English -ion
1. : the act or the result of accentuating
2.
a. : the correspondence between the accents of a melody and those of the text to which it is written
b. : the placing of an accent in a musical phrase either coinciding with or independent of the basic meter