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emphasis

/ˈɛmfəsɪs/

An illustration for emphasis

noun

particular importance to the way something is said

  • “I would like to place particular emphasis on this point.”Tatoeba
  • “The emphasis in this teaching method is on self-study.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)

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