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1. (n.) emphasis
special stress or importance attached to something.
2. emphasis
something that is given special stress or importance.
3. emphasis
stress laid on particular words, by means of position, repetition, or other indication.
Etymology: (1565–75; < L < Gk émphasis significance, emphasis, der. (with -sis -sis ) of emphaínein to display, indicate =em-em -2+phaínein to show, reveal)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) emphasis, accent
special importance or significance
"the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis"; "the room was decorated in shades of grey with distinctive red accents"
2. (noun) vehemence, emphasis
intensity or forcefulness of expression
"the vehemence of his denial"; "his emphasis on civil rights"
3. (noun) emphasis
special and significant stress by means of position or repetition e.g.
4. (noun) stress, emphasis, accent
the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
"he put the stress on the wrong syllable"
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1. (noun) emphasis
importance or prominence
health advice that puts the emphasis on physical activity; "This is no joke," he said with emphasis.
2. emphasis
the stress put on one part of a word when you say it
The emphasis is on the second syllable.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) emphasis
a particular stress of utterance, or force of voice, given in reading and speaking to one or more words whose signification the speaker intends to impress specially upon his audience
2. (noun) emphasis
a peculiar impressiveness of expression or weight of thought; vivid representation, enforcing assent; as, to dwell on a subject with great emphasis
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The Roycroft Dictionary |
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emphasis
To italicize a lie; to lay great stress on certain sounds that emanate from a larynx and that are intended to hypnotize a tympanum; to be impressive to the point of almost believing ourselves; the double chin of a declarative sentence; oratorical moth-balls.
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Sense: stress put on certain words in speaking etc; greater force of voice used in words or parts of words to make them more noticeable
In writing we sometimes underline words to show emphasis.
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 Afrikaans: klem |
 Arabic: تَوْكيد |
 Bulgarian: подчертаване |
 Brazilian: ênfase |
 Czech: důraz |
 German: die Betonung |
 Danish: tryk; eftertryk; betoning |
 Greek: έμφαση |
 Spanish: énfasis |
 Estonian: tunderõhk |
 Farsi: تکیه؛ تکیه کلام |
 Finnish: painotus |
 French: accent, accentuation |
 Hebrew: הַטעָמָה |
 Hindi: जोर |
 Croatian: naglašavanje |
 Hungarian: hangsúly |
 Indonesian: penekanan |
 Icelandic: áhersla |
 Italian: accento |
 Japanese: 強調 |
 Korean: 강조 |
 Lithuanian: pabrėžimas, akcentavimas |
 Latvian: uzsvars; akcents |
 Malay: penekanan |
 Dutch: nadruk |
 Norwegian: vekt, ettertrykk |
 Polish: emfaza |
 Persian: تکیه؛ تکیه کلام |
 Pashto: زور، لښكر، ټينګار، تاكيد |
 Portuguese: ênfase |
 Romanian: accent(uare) |
 Russian: ударение; эмфаза |
 Slovak: dôraz |
 Slovenian: poudarek |
 Serbian: naglasak |
 Swedish: betoning |
 Thai: การเน้น |
 Turkish: vurgu |
 Taiwanese: 加重語氣 |
 Ukrainian: наголос, акцент |
 Urdu: توجہ دلانے کے لۓ الفاظ پر |
 Vietnamese: sự nhấn giọng |
 Chinese: 加重语气 |
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