emphasis
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the extra loudness with which you say a particular phrase, word, or part of a word so that people give special attention to it
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noun
the extra loudness with which you say a particular phrase, word, or part of a word so that people give special attention to it
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the emphasis that you put on a particular word or syllable (=part of a word) by pronouncing it more loudly or with greater force than other words or syllables
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a way of emphasizing what you are saying by describing it as far more extreme than it really is
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a percussion instrument used by football fans which makes a rattling sound when shaken
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… the decision to treat the rights and duties of a company as being the same as the rights and duties of its shareholders
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