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The relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
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emphasis
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Emphasis denotes the special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important; the special attention or prominence given to something; the prominence given to a syllable or words. Emphasis or emphatic may refer to: Emphasis (telecommunications) ...
Usage examples of emphasis.
As the side porches fronting the aisles are on the same level with the main porch, the bottom part of the front is bound together, and the divisions of nave and aisle, emphasised above by the prominent buttresses, are minimised below.
This emphasis brought no surprise to the bookseller, who was accustomed to the oddities of edition hunters.
Derek Burdon was in his dressing-gown, an ornate affair which emphasised his pallor.
It clung stickily to them, and emphasised the parallel between their situation and a cestode in an alimentary canal.
The teachings of Buddhism and the Whole Earth Church had much in common, most notably the emphases on the cyclical nature of life.
Drum and cymbals broke the growling chant with a blow of fierce emphasis, and the voices all together held one long, grinding note that was like the dragging of a boulder over rock.
The girl Sadie seemed the instigator of this emphasis thrown upon Edd, and Sam ably seconded her.
The shift in emphasis, however, corresponds to the template of fetishism in that a woman is still being sought.
Due to this fetishistic emphasis, the drag queen is markedly different from the cosmetic CD, who generally opts for a more realistic interpretation of feminine dress.
My theory is that when a fetishist comes to some resolution -- usually through therapy -- about his early relationship to his mother, the fetishistic impulse diffuses from the sharp focus of the mother into a more generalized emphasis upon the symbols of women.
The fact that there was a murdered man in the house gave mournful emphasis to the transience of human life, and made Police-Constable Flack feel a glow of satisfaction in being very well indeed.
As the initial funders had died off and the enthusiasm of the dedicated artsy money had waned and endowment had been sought in more down-to-earth quarters, the curricular emphasis had switched to other arenas.
There are plans to build a big hospital and medical center here, with emphasis on geriatric care, and probably a medical school.
For added emphasis, de Graaff gave a party after the salute in honor of Captain Robinson, inviting all American agents and merchants to the entertainment, as Van Bibber happily reported to his principals in Maryland.
Many women consider that men are emotional cripples in all walks of life, but particularly as grievers, because of societal emphasis on so-called masculine attributes of self-reliance.