emphasisnoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈem.fə.sɪs/us/ˈem.fə.sɪs/plural emphasesB2 the particular importance or attention that is given to something:
I think we should put as much emphasis on preventing disease as we do on curing it.
Schools here put/place/lay great emphasis on written work and grammar.
the extra force that is given to a word or part of a word when it is spoken:
The emphasis is on the final syllable.
Where do you put the emphasis in the word "controversy"?
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- Too much emphasis is placed on the desirability of being thin.
- The school puts a lot of emphasis on teaching children to read and write.
- You can never place enough emphasis upon the importance of safety.
- Words are sometimes italicized for emphasis.
- She placed the emphasis on the word 'soon'.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Linguistics: phonology & phonetics
- alveolar
- approximant
- articulatory
- assimilation
- clear l
- clipped
- consonant
- inflection
- nasalization
- onomatopoeia
- palatal
- palato-alveolar
- pharyngeal
- phoneme
- pronounce
- silent letter
- velum
- voiced
- vowel
- weak form
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