The plural form of emphasis, meaning multiple instances of special stress or importance given to particular words, ideas, or aspects.
From Greek emphasis (display, impression) via Late Latin. The plural follows Greek-derived medical and scientific terminology patterns (-es ending for Greek neuter or plural forms).
The plural of emphasis is one of those weird English words where we say 'em-FAH-sees' instead of something logical, because we inherited it straight from ancient Greek structures.
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