emphăsis, is, f., = ἔμφασις, a figure of rhet.,
emphasis , rhetorical stress (cf.: pondus, significatio), Quint. 9, 2, 64; 8, 2, 11; 8, 3, 86 al.
·noun A peculiar impressiveness of expression or weight of thought; vivid representation, enforcing ...
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