emphasis

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Despite her renewed musical emphasis , Deckers' career failed to prosper .

(countable, uncountable) Special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important.
(countable, uncountable) Special attention or prominence given to something.
(countable, uncountable) Prominence given to a syllable or words, by raising the voice or printing in italic or underlined type.
(countable, uncountable) The phonetic or phonological feature that distinguishes emphatic consonants from other consonants.
(countable, uncountable) The use of boldface, italics, or other such formatting to highlight text.

tonic accent

stressed point

important point

lay stress on

έμφαση

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɛmfəsɪs/

From Latin emphasis, from Ancient Greek ἔμφασις (émphasis, “significance”), from ἐμφαίνω (emphaínō, “I present, I indicate”), from ἐν- (en-, “in”) + φαίνω (phaínō, “I show”).

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emphasis

Sentences

Despite her renewed musical emphasis , Deckers' career failed to prosper .

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/ˈɛmfəsɪs/

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emphasis

Sentences

Despite her renewed musical emphasis , Deckers' career failed to prosper .

Meaning

Synonyms

Translations

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɛmfəsɪs/

Etymology

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