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emphasis

English

  1. 🔊 special and significant stress by means of position or repetition e.g.
  2. 🔊 special importance or significance
    “the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis”
  3. 🔊 intensity or forcefulness of expression
    “the vehemence of his denial”
  4. 🔊 the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
    “he put the stress on the wrong syllable”

Spanish

  1. 🔊 enfatización emphasis
  2. 🔊 hincapié emphasis
  3. 🔊 énfasis emphasis

Similar words

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