Emphases
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:15 ptsWWF:16 pts8 letters
Definition of Emphases
noun
- Special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important.
"He paused for emphasis before saying who had won."
- Special attention or prominence given to something.
"Anglia TV's emphasis is on Norwich and district."
- Prominence given to a syllable or words, by raising the voice or printing in italic or underlined type.
"He used a yellow highlighter to indicate where to give emphasis in his speech."
- The phonetic or phonological feature that distinguishes emphatic consonants from other consonants.
- The use of boldface.
Anagrams of Emphases
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