"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" [syn: accent (http://word.sc/accent)] intensity or forcefulness of expression; "the vehemence of his denial"; "his emphasis on civil rights" [syn: vehemence (http://word.sc/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" [syn: stress (http://word.sc/stress), accent (http://word.sc/accent)] [also: emphases (http://word.sc/emphases) (pl)] Source: http://www.word.sc/emphasis

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