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Emphasis meaning in English
Meaning of Emphasis in English
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Emphasis
see synonyms of emphasisNoun
1. accent, emphasis
special importance or significance
Example Sentences:'the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis''the room was decorated in shades of grey with distinctive red accents'
2. emphasis, vehemence
intensity or forcefulness of expression
Example Sentences:'the vehemence of his denial''his emphasis on civil rights'
3. emphasis
special and significant stress by means of position or repetition e.g.
the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
Example Sentences:'he put the stress on the wrong syllable'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
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