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Underscore   /ˌəndərskˈɔr/   Listen
Underscore

verb
1.
Give extra weight to (a communication).  Synonyms: emphasise, emphasize, underline.
2.
Draw a line or lines underneath to call attention to.  Synonym: underline.






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"Underscore" Quotes from Famous Books



... our works," but "who gave." Gave what? Not gold, or silver, or paschal lambs, or an angel, but Himself. What for? Not for a crown, or a kingdom, or our goodness, but for our sins. These words are like so many thunderclaps of protest from heaven against every kind and type of self-merit. Underscore these words, for they are full of comfort for ...
— Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians • Martin Luther

... The underscore character "" is used in this book to indicate italics markup in the original, as in "Then he must hold on." The only exception to this is where it is used to indicate a subscript, specifically in H20 and CO2, the common chemical formulas for water and carbon dioxide referenced ...
— The Wall Street Girl • Frederick Orin Bartlett



Words linked to "Underscore" :   punctuate, accentuate, stroke, accent, stress, mark



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