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Emphasis meaning in English

Meaning of Emphasis in English

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Emphasis

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Noun

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.

4. accent, emphasis, stress

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.


Emphasis

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noun plural -ses (-siːz)
1. 
special importance or significance
2. 
an object, idea, etc, that is given special importance or significance
3. 
stress made to fall on a particular syllable, word, or phrase in speaking
4. 
force or intensity of expression
he spoke with special emphasis on the subject of civil rights
5. 
sharpness or clarity of form or outline
the sunlight gave emphasis to the shape of the mountain

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Emphasis

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nounWord forms: plural ˈemphaˌses (ˈɛmfəˌsiz ; emˈfəsēzˌ)
1. 
force of expression, thought, feeling, action, etc.
2. 
special stress given as to a syllable, word, or phrase in speaking
3. 
special attention given to something so as to make it stand out; importance; stress; weight
to put less emphasis on athletics

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Emphasis

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n. pl. em·pha·ses (-sēz)
1. Special forcefulness of expression that gives importance to something singled out; stress: a lecture on housekeeping with emphasis on neatness; paused for emphasis, then announced the winner's name.
2. Special attention or effort directed toward something: a small-town newspaper's emphasis on local affairs.
3. Prominence given to a syllable, word, or words, as by raising the voice or printing in italic type.

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