rare. The Fr. form of EMPHASIS. (Defined by Littré ‘exaggeration in expression, tone, voice, or gesture.’)
1882. Symonds, in Macm. Mag., 323. We long … for less emphase. Ibid., 327. The habitual emphase of his style.
rare. The Fr. form of EMPHASIS. (Defined by Littré ‘exaggeration in expression, tone, voice, or gesture.’)
1882. Symonds, in Macm. Mag., 323. We long … for less emphase. Ibid., 327. The habitual emphase of his style.
