noncommunistically
Syllables
non-com-mu-nis-ti-cal-ly
Pronunciation
/ˌnɑn.kəˈmjuː.nɪ.stɪ.kli/
Stress
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Morphemes
non- + commun- + -ist-ic-ally
The word 'noncommunistically' is syllabified as non-com-mu-nis-ti-cal-ly, with primary stress on the fifth syllable ('ti'). It's an adverb formed from a prefix, root, and multiple suffixes, following standard US English syllabification rules.
Definitions
- 1
In a manner not relating to communism; without communist principles.
“He argued noncommunistically against the proposed economic system.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the fifth syllable ('ti').
Syllables
non — Open syllable, initial syllable.. com — Closed syllable.. mu — Open syllable.. nis — Closed syllable.. ti — Open syllable.. cal — Closed syllable.. ly — Open syllable, final syllable.
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