3syllables
emphatic
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Definitions ofemphatic
1noun
- An emphatic consonant.
- A word or phrase adding emphasis, such as "a lot" or "really".
1adjective
- Characterized by emphasis; forceful.
- Stated with conviction.
Example: "He gave me an emphatic no when I asked him out."
- (grammar) Belonging to a set of English tense forms comprising the auxiliary verb do + an infinitive without to.
- 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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