emphasis
Pronunciation:
/ˈɛmfəsɪs/noun
Definitions
Special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important.
Example: He paused for emphasis before saying who had won.
Special attention or prominence given to something.
Example: Anglia TV's emphasis is on Norwich and district.
Prominence given to a syllable or words, by raising the voice or printing in italic or underlined type.
Example: He used a yellow highlighter to indicate where to give emphasis in his speech.
The phonetic or phonological feature that distinguishes emphatic consonants from other consonants.