noun
- Special importance or significance.
- usage: "the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis"; "the room was decorated in shades of grey with distinctive red accents"
- synonyms: accent
- Intensity or forcefulness of expression.
- usage: "the vehemence of his denial"; "his emphasis on civil rights"
- synonyms: vehemence
- Special and significant stress by means of position or repetition e. G..
- The relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch. )
- usage: "he put the stress on the wrong syllable"
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