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emphasis

n. உரம்பெறச்செய்தல், அசையழுத்தம், உணர்ச்சிப்பெருக்கில் விடாப்பிடியாகப் பேசுதல், சொல்வன்மை, குறிப்பிட்ட பொருளுக்கு இன்றியமையாமை தந்துநிற்றல், முதன்மை.


Em"pha*sis, n.; pl. Emphases. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. In, and Phase.] 1. (Rhet.) Defn: A particular stress of utterance, or force of voice, given in reading and speaking to one or more words whose signification the speaker intends to impress specially upon his audience. The province of emphasis is so much more important than accent, that the customary seat of the latter is changed, when the claims of emphasis require it. E. Porter. 2. A peculiar impressiveness of expression or weight of thought; vivid representation, enforcing assent; as, to dwell on a subject with great emphasis. External objects stand before us . . . in all the life and emphasis of extension, figure, and color. Sir W. Hamilton.


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