Meaning & use

Focusses

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Concentrates attention or effort on a particular subject or point (British spelling variant of "focuses").

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The report focusses on the economic impact of the new policy.

Her latest novel focusses on themes of memory and loss.

A note on using this word

Both "focuses" and "focusses" are accepted spellings; "focusses," with the doubled S, is more common in British English.

Words with a similar meaning

concentratescenters

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