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emphasis
What does emphasis mean?
emphasis (noun): special importance or significance.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use emphasis in a sentence?
- The red light gave the central figure increased emphasis. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce emphasis?
/ˈɛmfəsəs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does emphasis come from?
From Latin emphasis, from Ancient Greek ἔμφασις (émphasis, “significance”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of emphasis?
Words related to emphasis
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “emphasis”?
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What does “emphasis” mean?
a device to measure mass or weight
Not quite: that's what scale means.
special importance or significance
Right! That's what “emphasis” means.
more than half (50%) of some group
Not quite: that's what majority means.
any interconnected group or system
Not quite: that's what network means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “emphasis”?
school
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course
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number
Not quite: number means something else.
accent
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