[ɛmˈfatɪk], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- expressing something forcibly and clearly
(e.g: the children were emphatic that they would like to repeat the experience)

- (of a word or syllable) bearing the stress


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Origin:
early 17th century: via French and late Latin from Greek emphatikos, from emphainein ‘indicate, show’ (see emphasis)

[ɛmˈfatɪk], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an emphatic consonant


Phrases:

Origin:
early 17th century: via French and late Latin from Greek emphatikos, from emphainein ‘indicate, show’ (see emphasis)