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emphatic
[ em-fat-ik ]
/ ɛmˈfæt ɪk /
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adjective
noun
an emphatic consonant.
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Origin of emphatic
OTHER WORDS FROM emphatic
em·phat·i·cal·ly, adverbem·phat·i·cal·ness, nounun·em·phat·ic, adjectiveun·em·phat·i·cal·ly, adverbWords nearby emphatic
emperor penguin, empery, emphasis, emphasize, emphasized, emphatic, emphatically, emphysema, em pica, empire, empire builder
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British Dictionary definitions for emphatic
emphatic
/ (ɪmˈfætɪk) /
adjective
expressed, spoken, or done with emphasis
forceful and positive; definite; directan emphatic personality
sharp or clear in form, contour, or outline
important or significant; stressedthe emphatic points in an argument
phonetics denoting certain dental consonants of Arabic that are pronounced with accompanying pharyngeal constriction
noun
phonetics an emphatic consonant, as used in Arabic
Word Origin for emphatic
C18: from Greek emphatikos expressive, forceful, from emphainein to exhibit, display, from phainein to show
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