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Words with Root “period-” in English (US)
Browse English (US) words sharing the root “period-”, complete with pronunciations, syllable breakdowns, and linguistic insights.
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period- Greek origin, meaning 'a circuit, a time interval', lexical root.
photoperiodically
8 syllables17 letters
pho·to·pe·ri·od·i·cal·ly
/ˌfoʊtoʊˌpɪəriˈɑːdɪkli/
adverb
The word 'photoperiodically' is an adverb with 8 syllables divided as pho-to-pe-ri-od-i-cal-ly. It's composed of the prefix 'photo-', root 'period-', and suffix '-ically'. Primary stress falls on the third-to-last syllable. Syllabification follows vowel-based rules with consideration for initial consonant clusters.