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How to sign: special importance or significance
"the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis"; "the room was decorated in shades of gray with distinctive red accents";
Similiar / Same: accent
Categories: grandness, importance
Within this category: stress
How to sign: intensity or forcefulness of expression
"the vehemence of his denial"; "his emphasis on civil rights";
Similiar / Same: vehemence
Categories: intensity, intensiveness
Within this category: overemphasis