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English

Etymology

From Latin < Ancient Greek ἔμφασις (emphasis) "significance" < ἐμφαίνω (emphainō) "I present" or "I indicate" < ἔν (en) "in" + φαίνω (phainō) "I show"

Pronunciation

['ɛɱfəsɪs, 'eɱfəsɪs, 'ɛɱfəsəs, 'eɱfəsəs]

Noun

Singular emphasis

Plural emphases

emphasis (plural emphases)

  1. Special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important.
    He paused for emphasis before saying who had won.
  2. Special attention or prominence given to something.
    Anglia TV's emphasis is on Norwich and district.
  3. 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.
  4. (typography) Related to bold.

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἔμφασις (emphasis), “‘significance’”).

Pronunciation

Noun

emphasis (genitive emphasis); f, third declension

  1. emphasis

 

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