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Etymology

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FromLatinemphasis, fromAncient Greekἔμφασις(émphasis,“significance”), fromἐμφαίνω(emphaínō,“I present, I indicate”), fromἐν-(en-,“in”) +φαίνω(phaínō,“I show”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɛmfəsɪs/
  • IPA(key): [ˈɛɱfəsɪs],[ˈeɱfəsɪs],[ˈɛɱfəsəs],[ˈeɱfəsəs]
  • Audio(US):(file)

Noun

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emphasis (countable anduncountable,pluralemphases)

  1. Specialweight orforcefulness given to something consideredimportant.
    He paused foremphasis before saying who had won.
  2. Specialattention orprominence given to something.
    Anglia TV'semphasis is on Norwich and district.
    Putemphasis on the advantages rather than the drawbacks.
  3. Prominence given to asyllable orwords, byraising thevoice orprinting initalic orunderlinedtype.
    He used a yellow highlighter to indicate where to giveemphasis in his speech.
  4. (phonology) Thephonetic orphonologicalfeature that distinguishesemphaticconsonants from other consonants.
  5. (typography) The use ofboldface,italics, or other such formatting to highlight text.(Can we add anexample for this sense? )

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Translations

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special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important
special attention or prominence given to something
prominence given to a syllable or words, whether in speech or in printing
phonology: the phonetic or phonological feature that distinguishes emphatic consonants from other consonants
typography: the use of boldface, italics, or other such formatting to highlight text
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Latin

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Etymology

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FromAncient Greekἔμφασις(émphasis,“significance”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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emphasis f (genitiveemphasis);third declension

  1. emphasis

Declension

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Third-declension noun (i-stem).

singularplural
nominativeemphasisemphasēs
genitiveemphasisemphasium
dativeemphasīemphasibus
accusativeemphasememphasēs
emphasīs
ablativeemphaseemphasibus
vocativeemphasisemphasēs

References

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  • “emphasis”, inCharlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879),A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “emphasis”, inGaffiot, Félix (1934),Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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