emphasis

Other users have misspelling emphasis as:

1. empasis 4.51%
2. emphas 4.51%
3. emphasi 3.76%
4. empahsis 3.51%
5. emphaisis 2.51%
6. imphasis 2.26%
7. Other 78.94%

Definitions of emphasis

noun

1. special and significant stress by means of position or repetition e.g.
2. intensity or forcefulness of expression
3. the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
4. special importance or significance

Examples of emphasis

1. A little pyrotechnics display tacked on just serves to emphasise its lack of cutting edge.
2. They will also force schools to put more emphasis on teaching basic subjects.
3. Service providers haven't completely snapped their wallets shut, but the emphasis for the near-term will be on controlled spending as they look for ways to grow revenues.

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