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Word entry · 8 letters

emphasis

Best crossword clue

"Special stress"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈɛmfəsɪs/Part of speech nounSorted aehimpssStarts with EEnds with S2 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. intensity or forcefulness of expression

Word origin

From Latin emphasis, from Ancient Greek ἔμφασις (émphasis, “significance”), from ἐμφαίνω (emphaínō, “to present; to indicate”), from ἐν- (en-, “in”) + φαίνω (phaínō, “to show”).

Used in a sentence

  • He paused for emphasis before saying who had won.
  • Anglia TV's emphasis is on Norwich and district.
  • Put emphasis on the advantages rather than the drawbacks.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Special stress8 letters
02Special importance8 letters

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