compoundcomplex
Syllables
com-pound-com-plex
Pronunciation
/kɒmˈpaʊnd ˈkɒmpleks/
Stress
1011
Morphemes
com- + pound + complex
The word 'compound-complex' is a compound adjective divided into four syllables: com-pound-com-plex. Stress falls on the first syllable of each component word. Syllabification follows standard English vowel-consonant division rules.
Definitions
- 1
Consisting of two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses.
“The essay was a compound-complex argument.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the first syllable of 'compound' (/ˈpaʊnd/) and the first syllable of 'complex' (/ˈkɒm/). The other syllables are unstressed.
Syllables
com — Open syllable, unstressed.. pound — Closed syllable, primary stressed.. com — Open syllable, unstressed.. plex — Closed syllable, primary stressed.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Consonant Division
When a syllable ends in a vowel followed by a consonant.
Consonant-Vowel Division
When a syllable ends in a consonant followed by a vowel.
- The compound nature of the word does not introduce exceptions to standard syllabification rules.
- The hyphenated nature of the word in its written form is important to maintain in the syllable division.
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