anticommunistical
Syllables
an-ti-com-mu-nis-ti-cal
Pronunciation
/ˌæn.ti.kəˈmjuː.nɪ.stɪ.kəl/
Stress
0000100
Morphemes
anti- + commun- + -ist-ical
The word 'anticommunistical' is divided into seven syllables: an-ti-com-mu-nis-ti-cal. Primary stress falls on the fifth syllable ('nis'). It's morphologically complex, built from a Greek prefix, Latin root, and Greek/Latin suffixes. Syllabification follows standard English rules of vowel-consonant division.
Definitions
- 1
Opposed to communism; relating to opposition to communism.
“The anticommunistical rhetoric of the Cold War era.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the fifth syllable ('nis'). The stress pattern is typical for words with multiple suffixes.
Syllables
an — Open syllable, initial syllable.. ti — Closed syllable, vowel followed by consonant cluster.. com — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. mu — Open syllable, semivowel following consonant.. nis — Closed syllable, vowel followed by consonant cluster, primary stress.. ti — Closed syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. cal — Closed syllable, vowel followed by consonant cluster.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Consonant (VC)
Syllables are typically divided after a vowel followed by a consonant (e.g., 'an', 'ti', 'com').
Vowel-Consonant Cluster (VCC)
Syllables are divided before the final consonant in a consonant cluster (e.g., 'nis', 'cal').
- Potential vowel reduction in 'anti' in some dialects.
- The length of the word and multiple suffixes can lead to pronunciation variations.
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