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emphatic

Syllabification: (em·phat·ic)

Pronunciation: /emˈfatik/

Definition of emphatic

showing or giving emphasis; expressing something forcibly and clearly:the children were emphatic that they would like to repeat the experience an emphatic movement of his hand
(of an action or event or its result) definite and clear:he walked stiffly, with an emphatic limp
(of word or syllable) bearing the stress.
Linguistics denoting certain Arabic consonants that are pronounced with both dental articulation and constriction of the pharynx.

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Origin:

early 18th century: via late Latin from Greek emphatikos, from emphasis (see emphasis)

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