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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin emphasis, from Ancient Greek ἔμφασις (émphasis, “significance”), from ἐμφαίνω (emphaínō, “I present, I indicate”), from ἐν- (en-, “in”) + φαίνω (phaínō, “I show”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
emphasis (countable and uncountable, plural emphases)
- Special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important.
- He paused for emphasis before saying who had won.
- Special attention or prominence given to something.
- Anglia TV's emphasis is on Norwich and district.
- Prominence given to a syllable or words, by raising the voice or printing in italic or underlined type.
- He used a yellow highlighter to indicate where to give emphasis in his speech.
- (phonology) The phonetic or phonological feature that distinguishes emphatic consonants from other consonants.
- (typography) The use of boldface. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important
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special attention or prominence given to something
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prominence given to a syllable or words
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phonology
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Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek ἔμφασις (émphasis, “significance”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
emphasis f (genitive emphasis); third declension
Declension[edit]
Third-declension noun (i-stem).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | emphasis | emphasēs |
| Genitive | emphasis | emphasium |
| Dative | emphasī | emphasibus |
| Accusative | emphasem | emphasēs emphasīs |
| Ablative | emphase | emphasibus |
| Vocative | emphasis | emphasēs |
References[edit]
- emphasis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- emphasis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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- English terms derived from the PIE root *bʰeh₂- (shine)
- English terms borrowed from Latin
- English terms derived from Latin
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English 3-syllable words
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- English terms with audio links
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- English nouns with irregular plurals
- en:Phonology
- en:Typography
- Latin terms derived from the PIE root *bʰeh₂- (shine)
- Latin terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Latin 3-syllable words
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- Latin lemmas
- Latin nouns
- Latin feminine nouns
- Latin third declension nouns
- Latin feminine nouns in the third declension
