emphasis

  1. Noun.  Special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important.
  2. Noun.  Special attention or prominence given to something.
  3. Noun.  Prominence given to a syllable or words, by raising the voice or printing in italic or underlined type.
  4. Noun.  (typography) Related to bold.

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