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emphasis

noun

special importance or significance; "the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis"; "the room was decorated in shades of gray with distinctive red accents"
Synonyms: accent
intensity or forcefulness of expression; "the vehemence of his denial"; "his emphasis on civil rights"
Synonyms: vehemence
special and significant stress by means of position or repetition e.g.
the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); "he put the stress on the wrong syllable"
Synonyms: accent, stress