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Sense: Noun: stress
Synonyms:
stress Collocations, emphasis Collocations, prominence, beat Collocations, stroke Collocations, tone Collocations, modulation, accentuation, rhythm Collocations, meter Collocations, cadence, timbre, diacritic, diacritic mark, diacritical mark, accent mark, mark Collocations
Sense: Noun: emphasis
Synonyms:
emphasis Collocations, stress Collocations, focus Collocations, weight Collocations, accentuation, underscoring, underlining, significance Collocations, importance Collocations, interest Collocations
Sense: Noun: pronunciation
Synonyms:
pronunciation Collocations, intonation, inflection, manner of speaking, way of speaking, articulation, enunciation, speech pattern, vocalization, vocalisation , dialect, twang, drawl, brogue, burr, regional accent
Sense: Verb: emphasize
Synonyms:
emphasize Collocations, emphasise , stress Collocations, accentuate, highlight Collocations, underline Collocations, underscore Collocations, put the emphasis on, place emphasis on, give emphasis to, draw attention to, focus on, bring out, point up