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Etymology
From AGr. polytonic|�μ�α�ι� (emphasis) "significance" < polytonic|�μ�αίν� (emphain�) "I present" or "I indicate" < polytonic|�ν (en) "in" and polytonic|�αίν� (phain�) "I show"

Pronunciation
IPA|/'�mf�sɪs/
::IPAchar|['�ɱf�sɪs, 'eɱf�sɪs, '�ɱf�s�s, 'eɱf�s�s]
audio|en-us-emphasis.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun|emphases

1. special|Special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important.

#: He paused for emphasis before saying who had won.

1. Special attention or prominence given to something.

#: Anglia TV's emphasis is on Norwich and district.

1. Prominence given to a syllable or words, by raising the voice or printing in italic or underlined type.

#: He used a yellow highlighter to indicate where to give emphasis in his speech.

1. typography Related to bold.

Translations
trans-top|special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important
Hungarian: t|hu|nyomaték
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|special attention or prominence given to something
Hungarian: t|hu|hangsúly
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|prominence given to a syllable or words
Hungarian: t|hu|hangsúly
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|(typography) related to bold
trans-mid
trans-bottom

checktrans-top
ttbc|Czech: důraz m
ttbc|Dutch: nadruk m
ttbc|French: graisse f (4)
checktrans-mid
ttbc|German: Nachdruck m (1), Betonung f (3)
ttbc|Portuguese: ênfase
ttbc|Spanish: énfasis m
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Latin

Noun
emphasis

1. #English|emphasis

Category:Latin nouns

fr:emphasis
io:emphasis
ja:emphasis
ru:emphasis
simple:emphasis
fi:emphasis
te:emphasis
vi:emphasis
tr:emphasis
zh:emphasis

• 2007-12-30 02:43 - Panda10 - /* English */ added hu, trans tables, checktrans

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