Meaning & use
emphases
The plural of emphasis: special importance, weight, or stress given to particular things or ideas.
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The two textbooks cover similar material but place different emphases on historical context.
Her lectures shift emphases each year, focusing sometimes on theory and sometimes on practice.
A note on using this word
'Emphases' is the irregular plural of 'emphasis,' following the same Greek pattern as 'analysis/analyses' and 'thesis/theses.'
Words with a similar meaning
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