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fə noun, plural em·pha·ses [-seez] .
[-seez] . 1.
special stress laid upon, or importance attached to, anything: The president's statement gave emphasis to the budgetary crisis.
2.
something that is given great stress or importance: Morality was the emphasis of his speech.
3.
Rhetoric.
a.
special and significant stress of voice laid on particular words or syllables.
b.
stress laid on particular words, by means of position, repetition, or other indication.
4.
5.
prominence, as of form or outline: The background detracts from the emphasis of the figure.
6.
Electronics. preemphasis.
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| —n , pl -ses | |
| 1. | special importance or significance |
| 2. | an object, idea, etc, that is given special importance or significance |
| 3. | stress made to fall on a particular syllable, word, or phrase in speaking |
| 4. | force or intensity of expression: he spoke with special emphasis on the subject of civil rights |
| 5. | sharpness or clarity of form or outline: the sunlight gave emphasis to the shape of the mountain |
| [C16: via Latin from Greek: meaning, (in rhetoric) significant stress; see | |
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Word Origin & History
emphasis
1570s, from L. emphasis, from Gk. emphasis "significance, indirect meaning," from empha-, root of emphainein "to present, show, indicate," from en- "in" + phainein "to show" (see phantasm). In Greek and Latin, developed a sense of "extra stress" given to a word or phrase
in speech as a clue that it implies something more than literal meaning.
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Example sentences
The culture also places great emphasis on spiritual healing.
The president's proposal places heaviest emphasis on driving technologies calculated to produce economic benefits.
He repeats himself for emphasis, and then-ever the showman-jumps to his feet, smiling at me over his shoulder.
The old emphasis on food security was undoubtedly costly, and often wasteful.
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