fashionfollowing
The word 'fashion-following' is a compound adjective divided into five syllables: fa-shion-fol-low-ing. Primary stress falls on 'shion' and 'low'. It's formed from the roots 'fashion' and 'follow' with the suffix '-ing'.
Definitions
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Conforming to or influenced by current trends in style or taste.
“She's a fashion-following teenager.”
“The magazine caters to a fashion-following audience.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the first syllable of 'fashion' and the second syllable of 'following'.
Syllables
fa — Open syllable, initial syllable.. shion — Closed syllable, primary stressed syllable.. fol — Open syllable.. low — Open syllable, primary stressed syllable.. ing — Closed syllable, final syllable.
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Stress Assignment
Primary stress on the first syllable of 'fashion' and the second syllable of 'following'.
- The hyphenated structure influences the perceived separation of syllables.
- Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables is a common phonetic phenomenon.
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