Emphasis word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "emphasis" word

[noun] intensity or forcefulness of expression; "the vehemence of his denial"; "his emphasis on civil rights"
[noun] the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); "he put the stress on the wrong syllable"
[noun] special and significant stress by means of position or repetition e.g.
[noun] special importance or significance; "the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis"; "the room was decorated in shades of gray with distinctive red accents"

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\Em"pha*sis\, n.; pl. {Emphases}. [L., fr. Gr. ? significance, force of expression, fr. ? to show in, indicate; ? in + ? to show. See {In}, and {Phase}.] 1. (Rhet.) A particular stress of utterance, or force of voice, given in reading and speaking to one or more words whose signification the speaker intends to impress specially upon his audience. The province of emphasis is so much more important than accent, that the customary seat of the latter is changed, when the claims of emphasis require it. --E. Porter. 2. A peculiar impressiveness of expression or weight of thought; vivid representation, enforcing assent; as, to dwell on a subject with great emphasis. External objects stand before us . . . in all the life and emphasis of extension, figure, and color. --Sir W. Hamilton.

Synonyms for emphasis

accent, accent, stress, vehemence

Related terms: amphibrach, attention, bacchius, cretic, feminine caesura, high order, high rank, iamb, importance, materiality, metrical group, metrics, paramountcy, pentapody, precedence, proceleusmatic, pyrrhic, rhythmic pattern, stress arsis, tone accent, triseme, weight

The fun area, different aproach to word »emphasis«

Let's analyse "emphasis" as pure text. This string has Eight letters in Three syllables and Three vowels. 37.5% of vowels is 1.1% less then average English word. Written in backwards: SISAHPME. Average typing speed for these characters is 2270 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: . -- .--. .... .- ... .. ...

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: emphasis: 5 + 1 + 9 = 15, reduced: 6 . and the final result is Six.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: emphasis: 5 + 4 + 7 + 8 + 1 + 1 + 9 + 1 = 36, reduced: 9, and the final result is Nine.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
E (1)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
H (1)	8	Strength	Couragous, Faithful, Caring
I (1)	9	Hermit	Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
M (1)	13	Death	Creator, Developer, Builder
P (1)	16	Tower	Craftsman, Laborer, Builder
S (2)	19	Sun	Colorful, Bright, Perceptive

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