legitimatization
Syllables
le-git-i-ma-ti-za-tion
Pronunciation
/lɪˌdʒɪmətɪˈzeɪʃən/
Stress
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Morphemes
le- + legitimat- + -ization
The word 'legitimatization' is divided into seven syllables: le-git-i-ma-ti-za-tion. The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable. It's a noun formed from a Latin root with French and Greek affixes, meaning the act of making something legitimate.
Definitions
- 1
The act of making something legitimate.
“The legitimatization of the new government took months.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('za').
Syllables
le — Open syllable, initial syllable. git — Closed syllable. i — Open syllable, weak vowel. ma — Open syllable. ti — Open syllable. za — Open syllable, diphthong. tion — Closed syllable
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Consonant-Vowel Division
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Stress Placement
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- The length and complexity of the word require careful consideration of vowel quality and consonant clusters.
- The suffix '-ization' consistently forms a separate syllable.
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