emphatic
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Is emphatic a Scrabble word?
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Definition
adj (English)
1. (grammar) Belonging to a set of English tense forms comprising the auxiliary verb do + an infinitive without to.
2. (phonology) Belonging to a series of obstruent consonants in several Afro-Asiatic languages that are distinguished by a guttural (co-)articulation.Antonyms: plain
3. (phonology) Belonging to a series of obstruent consonants in several Afro-Asiatic languages that are distinguished by a guttural (co-)articulation.Antonyms: plain
4. (phonology, archaic except in layman’s use) Referring to the above consonants as well as /ħ/ and /ʕ/ (these being seen as emphatic equivalents of /h/ and /ʔ/).
noun (English)
1. (phonology) An emphatic consonant.
2. (linguistics) A word or phrase adding emphasis, such as "a lot" or "really".
Definition source: Wiktionary