See emphasis in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"form": "emphasis",
"tags": [
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},
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{
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"examples": [
{
"text": "Microsoft has placed great emphasis on its Windows software programme."
},
{
"text": "He's a very kind man and always good to me,' she said with more emphasis."
}
],
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"Emphasis is the giving of particular attention or importance to something."
],
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"word": "stress"
}
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},
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"text": "Microsoft has placed great emphasis on its Windows software programme."
},
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}
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],
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