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  Grep  of  noun  emphasis 
  emphasis 
  overemphasis 
 
  Overview  of  noun  emphasis 
 
  The  noun  emphasis  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (18)  emphasis,  accent  --  (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") 
  2.  (7)  vehemence,  emphasis  --  (intensity  or  forcefulness  of  expression:  "the  vehemence  of  his  denial";  "his  emphasis  on  civil  rights") 
  3.  (1)  emphasis  --  (special  and  significant  stress  by  means  of  position  or  repetition  e.g.) 
  4.  stress,  emphasis,  accent,  accentuation  --  (the  relative  prominence  of  a  syllable  or  musical  note  (especially  with  regard  to  stress  or  pitch);  "he  put  the  stress  on  the  wrong  syllable") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  emphasis 
  emphasised 
 
  Overview  of  noun  emphasis 
 
  The  noun  emphasis  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (18)  emphasis,  accent  --  (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") 
  2.  (7)  vehemence,  emphasis  --  (intensity  or  forcefulness  of  expression:  "the  vehemence  of  his  denial";  "his  emphasis  on  civil  rights") 
  3.  (1)  emphasis  --  (special  and  significant  stress  by  means  of  position  or  repetition  e.g.) 
  4.  stress,  emphasis,  accent,  accentuation  --  (the  relative  prominence  of  a  syllable  or  musical  note  (especially  with  regard  to  stress  or  pitch);  "he  put  the  stress  on  the  wrong  syllable") 



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