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Uncommonemphatic
The correct spelling is emphatic.
How to pronounce emphatic
noun
IPA: /əmˈfætək/
Say it like: Emf-ati-c
The correct spelling is emphatic. An emphatic consonant. For example: "He gave me an emphatic no when I asked him out."
Usage Examples
“He gave me an emphatic no when I asked him out.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.An emphatic consonant.
- 2.A word or phrase adding emphasis, such as "a lot" or "really".
adjective
- 1.Characterized by emphasis; forceful.
- 2.Stated with conviction.
- 3.(grammar) Belonging to a set of English tense forms comprising the auxiliary verb do + an infinitive without to.
- 4.Belonging to a series of obstruent consonants in several Semitic languages that are distinguished from both voiced and voiceless consonants by a certain phonetic feature or features.
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