emphasis

Definitions

1. Special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important.
   countable, uncountable
2. Special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important
3. Special attention or prominence given to something.
   countable, uncountable
4. Special attention or prominence given to something
5. Prominence given to a syllable or words, by raising the voice or printing in italic or underlined type.
   countable, uncountable
6. Prominence given to a syllable or words, by raising the voice or printing in italic or underlined type
7. The phonetic or phonological feature that distinguishes emphatic consonants from other consonants.
   countable, uncountable
8. The phonetic or phonological feature that distinguishes emphatic consonants from other consonants
9. The use of boldface, italics, or other such formatting to highlight text.
   countable, uncountable
10. The use of boldface, italics, or other such formatting to highlight text. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Equivalents

Examples

“He paused for emphasis before saying who had won.”

“Anglia TV's emphasis is on Norwich and district.”

“Put⟳ emphasis on the advantages rather than the drawbacks.”

“The second level of reading we will call⟳ Inspectional Reading. It is characterized by its special emphasis on time.”

“He used a yellow highlighter to indicate⟳ where to give⟳ emphasis in his speech.”

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