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de-emphasis

/diːˈɛmfəsɪs/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.15 in modern English

Syllables
de-em-pha-sis
IPA
/diːˈɛmfəsɪs/
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A reduction in emphasis.

noun

A signal distortion, carried out at a receiver, in order to undo the effects of pre-emphasis at the transmitter.

noun

A reduction of the level of all bits except the first one after a transition.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English emphasis English de-emphasis From de- + emphasis.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /diːˈɛmfəsɪs/

Inflected Forms

de-emphases (plural) deemphasis (alternative) deëmphasis (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce de-emphasis?
The recorded pronunciation is /diːˈɛmfəsɪs/.
What does de-emphasis mean?
A reduction in emphasis.
Where does de-emphasis come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English emphasis English de-emphasis From de- + emphasis.

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