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emphasis Definition
(n)
special
importance
or
significance
; "
the
red
light
gave
the
central
figure
increased
emphasis
"; "
the
room
was
decorated
in
shades
of
gray
with
distinctive
red
accents
"
(n)
intensity
or
forcefulness
of
expression
; "
the
vehemence
of
his
denial
"; "
his
emphasis
on
civil
rights
"
(n)
special
and
significant
stress
by
means
of
position
or
repetition
e
.
g
.
(n)
the
relative
prominence
of
a
syllable
or
musical
note
(
especially
with
regard
to
stress
or
pitch
); "
he
put
the
stress
on
the
wrong
syllable
"
emphasis Synonyms
accent
emphasis
stress
vehemence
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