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deemphasis en · NOUN

Etymology

From de- + emphasis.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative, uncountable) Alternative spelling of de-emphasis.
    • Applied to birding, the gis approach involves a deemphasis of separate field marks in favor of the gestalt, the essence that tells us a dog is a dog and a Le Conte's sparrow is a Le Conte's sparrow regardless of the details of their appearance. 1988 April 8, Jerry Sullivan, “Field & Street”, in Chicago Reader:

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