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ἔμφασις

ἔμφασις

Ancient Greek

Noun

ἔμφασις (émphasis) f (genitive ἐμφάσεως); third declension

  1. appearance
  2. outward appearance, reflection, image
  3. setting forth, narrative, proof
  4. (rhetoric) significance, emphasis, force
  5. moral (of a story)

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