Deemphasis
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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."
Example
More examples"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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