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Emphasis (noun)
Special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important.
“He paused for emphasis before saying who had won.”
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Emphasis (noun)
Special attention or prominence given to something.
“Anglia TV’s emphasis is on Norwich and district.”
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Emphasis (noun)
Prominence given to a syllable or words, by raising the voice or printing in italic or underlined type.
“He used a yellow highlighter to indicate where to give emphasis in his speech.”
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Emphasis (noun)
Related to bold.
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Emphasis (noun)
The phonetic or phonological feature that distinguishes emphatic consonants from other consonants
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Emphases (noun)
plural of emphasis
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