allprevailingness
Syllables
all-pre-vail-ing-ness
Pronunciation
/ɔːl prɪˈveɪlɪŋnəs/
Stress
10000
Morphemes
all- + prevail + -ingness
The word 'all-prevailingness' is divided into five syllables: all-pre-vail-ing-ness. The primary stress falls on 'pre'. It's a noun formed from the root 'prevail' with intensifying prefix 'all-' and the suffixes '-ing' and '-ness'. Syllable division follows standard vowel-consonant and consonant-vowel rules.
Definitions
- 1
The quality or state of being overwhelmingly dominant or influential.
“The all-prevailingness of social media in modern life is undeniable.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the first syllable of the root, 'pre-'. The other syllables are unstressed.
Syllables
all — Open syllable, vowel sound.. pre — Closed syllable, stressed.. vail — Closed syllable.. ing — Closed syllable.. ness — Closed syllable.
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Vowel-Consonant Division
Syllables are often divided after a vowel sound.
Consonant-Vowel Division
Syllables are often divided before a vowel sound.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable.
- The combination of '-ing' and '-ness' is unusual but follows standard English suffixation rules.
- The word's length requires careful application of syllable division rules.
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