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Stress :: Stress (n.) Force of utterance expended upon words or syllables. Stress is in English the chief element in accent and is one of the most important in emphasis. See Guide to pronunciation, // 31-35..

Bloody :: Bloody (a.) Infamous; contemptible; -- variously used for mere emphasis or as a low epithet.

Emphasis :: Emphasis (n.) A particular stress of utterance, or force of voice, given in reading and speaking to one or more words whose signification the speaker intends to impress specially upon his audience..

Accent :: Accent (n.) A special emphasis of a tone, even in the weaker part of the measure..

Emphasis :: Emphasis (n.) A peculiar impressiveness of expression or weight of thought; vivid representation, enforcing assent; as, to dwell on a subject with great emphasis..

Sforzato :: Sforzato (a.) Forcing or forced; -- a direction placed over a note, to signify that it must be executed with peculiar emphasis and force; -- marked fz (an abbreviation of forzando), sf, sfz, or /..

Emphatically :: Emphatically (adv.) With emphasis; forcibly; in a striking manner or degree; preeminently.

Intensive :: Intensive (a.) Serving to give force or emphasis; as, an intensive verb or preposition..

Ploce :: Ploce (n.) A figure in which a word is separated or repeated by way of emphasis, so as not only to signify the individual thing denoted by it, but also its peculiar attribute or quality; as, His wife's a wife indeed..

Accent :: Accent (n.) The expressive emphasis and shading of a passage.

Scansion :: Scansion (n.) The act of scanning; distinguishing the metrical feet of a verse by emphasis, pauses, or otherwise..

Emphatical :: Emphatical (a.) Uttered with emphasis; made prominent and impressive by a peculiar stress of voice; laying stress; deserving of stress or emphasis; forcible; impressive; strong; as, to remonstrate in am emphatic manner; an emphatic word; an emphatic tone; emphatic reasoning..

Nonemphatical :: Nonemphatical (a.) Having no emphasis; unemphatic.

Palilogy :: Palilogy (n.) The repetition of a word, or part of a sentence, for the sake of greater emphasis; as, The living, the living, he shall praise thee..

Emphaticalness :: Emphaticalness (n.) The quality of being emphatic; emphasis.

Soldier :: Soldier (n.) A brave warrior; a man of military experience and skill, or a man of distinguished valor; -- used by way of emphasis or distinction..

Indeed :: Indeed (adv.) In reality; in truth; in fact; verily; truly; -- used in a variety of sense. Esp.: (a) Denoting emphasis; as, indeed it is so. (b) Denoting concession or admission; as, indeed, you are right. (c) Denoting surprise; as, indeed, is it you? Its meaning is not intrinsic or fixed, but depends largely on the form of expression which it accompanies..

Epizeuxis :: Epizeuxis (n.) A figure by which a word is repeated with vehemence or emphasis, as in the following lines: -.

Italic :: Italic (n.) An Italic letter, character, or type (see Italic, a., 2.); -- often in the plural; as, the Italics are the author's. Italic letters are used to distinguish words for emphasis, importance, antithesis, etc. Also, collectively, Italic letters..

Impression :: Impression (n.) Impressiveness; emphasis of delivery.

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