underemphasis

underemphasis
Insufficient emphasis
See Also: underemphasize

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  • underemphasis — noun Date: 1916 less emphasis than is possible or desirable …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • underemphasis — /un deuhr em feuh sis/, n. inadequate emphasis. [1960 65; UNDER + EMPHASIS] * * * …   Universalium

  • underemphasis — n. insufficient emphasis …   English contemporary dictionary

  • underemphasis — n. (pl. emphases) an insufficient degree of emphasis. Derivatives: underemphasize v.tr. (also ise). * * * /un deuhr em feuh sis/, n. inadequate emphasis. [1960 65; UNDER + EMPHASIS] …   Useful english dictionary

  • throwaway — hrow a*way n. 1. an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution. Syn: circular, handbill, bill, broadside, broadsheet, flier, flyer [WordNet 1.5] 2. words spoken in a casual way with conscious… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • throwaway — hrow a*way a. 1. designed to be discarded after a single use; disposable. [PJC] 2. spoken with deliberate underemphasis; as, a throwaway line in a play. [PJC] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • meiosis — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek meiōsis diminution, from meioun to diminish, from meiōn less; akin to Sanskrit mīyate he diminishes Date: 1550 1. the presentation of a thing with underemphasis especially in order to achieve a greater effect …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Jack Kemp — Infobox Officeholder name = Jack Kemp, Jr. imagesize = 200px small caption = order = 1996 Republican Vice Presidential nominee term start =August 16, 1996 term end =November 5, 1996 runningmate = Bob Dole opponent = Bill Clinton/Al Gore… …   Wikipedia

  • Seung Sahn — Dae Soen Sa Nim shortly before his death (photo by Joan Halifax) Religion Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism School Kwan Um School of Zen …   Wikipedia

  • underemphasize — verb To place insufficient emphasis on. See Also: underemphasis …   Wiktionary

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