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Emphasis vs Accentuation - What's the difference?

emphasis | accentuation |

As nouns the difference between emphasis and accentuation

is that emphasis is special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important while accentuation is act of accentuating; applications of accent.

emphasis

English

(wikipedia emphasis)

Noun

(emphases)
  • Special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important.
    • He paused for emphasis before saying who had won.
  • Special attention or prominence given to something.
    • 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.
    • He used a yellow highlighter to indicate where to give emphasis in his speech.
  • (typography) Related to bold.

    • Related terms

    * emphasise, emphasize * emphatic

    Anagrams

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    accentuation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Act of accentuating; applications of accent.
  • (ecclesiastical, music) Pitch or modulation of the voice in reciting portions of the liturgy.