Deemphasis

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of de-emphasis. alt-of, alternative, uncountable

    "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."

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"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."

Etymology

From de- + emphasis.

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