What is the meaning of emphasis?

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"
  • Intensity or forcefulness of expression.
    • usage: "the vehemence of his denial"; "his emphasis on civil rights"
  • 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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APAWordNet. (2010). emphasis. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/emphasis/definitions/1218921
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