antiparallelogram
Syllables
an-ti-pa-ral-le-lo-gram
Pronunciation
/ˌæntiˌpærəˈlɛlɒɡræm/
Stress
0100101
Morphemes
anti- + parallel + -ogram
Antiparallelogram is a noun of Greek origin, syllabified as an-ti-pa-ral-le-lo-gram, with primary stress on the 'le' syllable. Syllabification follows the principles of maximizing onsets and ensuring each syllable has a vowel nucleus.
Definitions
- 1
A quadrilateral whose opposite sides are parallel but are not of equal length.
“The figure was identified as an antiparallelogram due to its unique properties.”
ant:parallelogram
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('le'). The stress pattern is ˌæntiˌpærəˈlɛlɒɡræm.
Syllables
an — Open syllable, onset 'an'. ti — Closed syllable, onset 't', coda 'i'. pa — Open syllable, onset 'p'. ral — Closed syllable, onset 'r', coda 'l'. le — Open syllable, onset 'l'. lo — Open syllable, onset 'l'. gram — Closed syllable, onset 'gr', coda 'm
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Maximize Onsets
Consonants are assigned to the following vowel whenever possible.
Vowel Nucleus
Every syllable must have a vowel nucleus.
CVC Structure
Consonant-Vowel-Consonant (CVC) structures form syllables.
Consonant Clusters
Permissible consonant clusters are allowed as onsets or codas.
- The word's length and complexity require careful application of onset maximization.
- The 'anti-' prefix is consistently syllabified as a separate unit.
- The '-gram' suffix is consistently syllabified as a separate unit.
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