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counterpetitions

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5 syllables
16 characters
English (US)
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counterpetitions

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

coun-ter-pe-ti-tions

Pronunciation

/ˌkaʊntər pəˈtɪʃənz/

Stress

01011

Morphemes

counter- + petit- + -ions

The word 'counterpetitions' is divided into five syllables: coun-ter-pe-ti-tions. It features a prefix 'counter-', a root 'petit-', and suffixes '-ion' and '-s'. Primary stress is on the third syllable. Syllabification follows the principle of maximizing syllable onsets.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    Requests made in opposition to previous requests or actions.

    “The committee received a flood of counterpetitions after the initial proposal was announced.”

    syn:rebuttalsoppositionsprotests
    ant:endorsementsaffirmationsapprovals

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the third syllable (*ti*). Secondary stress on the first syllable (*coun*).

Syllables

5
coun-/kaʊn/
-ter/tər/
-pe-/pə/
-ti-/tɪ/
-tions/ʃənz/

coun- — Open syllable. Vowel followed by a consonant.. -ter — Closed syllable. Vowel followed by a consonant cluster.. -pe- — Open syllable. Vowel preceded by a consonant.. -ti- — Closed syllable. Primary stress.. -tions — Closed syllable. Vowel followed by a consonant cluster.

Word Parts

pre

counter-

French origin, meaning "against" or "opposing"; negation/opposition

root

petit-

Latin origin, from *petere* "to seek, ask"; core meaning related to requesting

suf

-ions

Latin origin, forming nouns from verbs; nominalization and plural marker

Similar Words

com­pe­ti­tionin­for­ma­tionpre­pa­ra­tion

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Analysis by gemma3:27b · 12/30/2025

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