Definition of: emphasis

(em′fə·sis) noun plural ·ses (-sēz)
1. A stress laid upon some word or words in speaking or reading: indicated in print or writing by underscoring or underlining, by italics, or by accent marks.
2. The act of emphasizing; distinctiveness; stress of thought or importance; significance. [<L <Gk. <en- in + phainein show]

Most often used phrases:

emphasis added
special emphasis
strong emphasis
greater emphasis
emphasis mine
heavy emphasis
great emphasis
increased emphasis
new emphasis
places emphasis
primary emphasis
main emphasis
increasing emphasis
major emphasis
undue emphasis

'emphasis' used in domains:

emphasisconsulting.com
emphasisglobal.com
emphasisonsuccess.com
emphasiscorp.com
mueblesemphasis.com
emphasis-soft.com

Statistical data

"emphasis" has the frequency of use of 0.0016% on city-data.com forum

"emphasis" has the frequency of use of 0.0023% on en.wikipedia.org.

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Definition of: emphasis

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