emphasis

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Synonyms: emphases, ecphasis, emphasize, emphatic, phasis, emphasizes, emphasise, ecphrasis, empyesis, emphasises, deemphasis

Antonyms: emphases, ecphasis, emphasize, emphatic, phasis, emphasizes, emphasise, ecphrasis, empyesis, emphasises, deemphasis

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Noun

1. [[special|Special]] [[weight]] or [[forcefulness]] given to something considered [[important]].
2. Special [[attention]] or [[prominence]] given to something.
3. Prominence given to a [[syllable]] or [[word]]s, by [[raising]] the [[voice]] or [[printing]] in [[italic]] or [[underline]]d [[type]].
4. {{lb|en|phonology}} The [[phonetic]] or [[phonological]] [[feature]] that distinguishes [[emphatic]] [[consonant]]s from other consonants.
5. {{lb|en|typography}} The use of [[boldface]], [[italics]], or other such formatting to highlight text. {{rfex|en}}

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