Emphasis - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch) (syn: accent, stress)
Extra examples
Our candidate's plan has a different emphasis.
...a prep school with a long-established emphasis on sports...
In Japan there is a lot of emphasis on politeness.
The course places emphasis on practical work.
The emphasis should be on the first syllable.
'And I can assure you,' she said with emphasis, 'that he is innocent.'
... artists in the group put the emphasis on geometric abstraction rather than images abstracted from nature.
...she reechoed an earlier speaker's points, only with a slightly different emphasis...
It's a mistake to lay too much emphasis on grades.
The course places emphasis on presentation and display.
In recent years we have seen greater emphasis than heretofore on the voice of the consumer.
The company places a lot of emphasis on training.
Many teachers see an emphasis on written tests as a step backwards (=an action that makes things worse).
There is a lot of emphasis on maintaining local traditions.
The emphasis now is on recycling household waste.
Word forms
singular: emphasis
plural: emphases
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