Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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Definition
emphasis Show phoneticsnoun [C,U] plural emphases Show phonetics
1 IMPORTANCE particular importance or attention that you give to something
Schools are starting to place/put greater emphasis on passing exams.
2 WORD the extra force that you give to a word or part of a word when you are saying it
The emphasis is on the final syllable.
