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emphasis
Definition:
(nou) special importance or significance (nou) intensity or forcefulness of expression (nou) special and significant stress by means of position or repetition e.g. (nou) the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
Phonetic Transcription:
ˈemfəsɪs
Examples:
It places particular emphasis on rapprochement with the Turkish Cypriots.
The emphasis is in the inflection.
The emphasis is on microeconomics.
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