| query | E_______ is extra force that you put on a syllable, word, or phrase when you are speaking in order to make it seem more important .Emphasis is extra force that you put on a syllable, word, or phrase when you are speaking in order to make it seem more important . 'I might have known it!' Miss Burnett said with emphasis. The emphasis is on the first syllable of the last word. |
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| word | emphasis |
| full-definition | noun Emphasis is special or extra importance that is given to an activity or to a part or aspect of something. Too much emphasis is placed on research. Grant puts a special emphasis on weather in his paintings. Emphasis is extra force that you put on a syllable, word, or phrase when you are speaking in order to make it seem more important . 'I might have known it!' Miss Burnett said with emphasis. The emphasis is on the first syllable of the last word. |
| inflections | emphases |
| cefr-level | B2 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b2
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