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emphases
Nounemphasis has 4 senses
emphasis, accent - special importance or significance; "the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis"; "the room was decorated in shades of gray with distinctive red accents" --1is a kind ofimportance, grandness --1has particulars: stress, focus
vehemence, emphasis - intensity or forcefulness of expression; "the vehemence of his denial"; "his emphasis on civil rights" --2is a kind ofintensity, intensiveness --2has particulars: overemphasis
stress, emphasis, accent - the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); "he put the stress on the wrong syllable" --4is a kind ofprosody, inflection --4has particulars: