prayeranswering
Prayer-answering is a compound adjective divided into five syllables: pray-er-an-swer-ing. The primary stress falls on an-SWER-ing. It's formed from the roots pray and answer with the suffixes -er and -ing, respectively. Syllabification follows vowel-consonant division rules and acknowledges the compound structure.
Definitions
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Relating to or characterized by the act of responding to prayers; providing answers to prayers.
“a prayer-answering deity”
“a prayer-answering miracle”
“a prayer-answering experience”
Stress pattern
Primary stress on the third syllable (an-SWER-ing). Secondary stress on the first syllable (pray).
Syllables
pray — Open syllable, diphthong.. er — Closed syllable, schwa.. an — Open syllable.. swer — Closed syllable, schwa.. ing — Closed syllable, nasal consonant.
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Vowel-Consonant Division
Syllables are typically divided after a vowel followed by a consonant.
Compound Word Division
Compound words are divided between their constituent parts.
- The hyphen in 'prayer-answering' is crucial for indicating the compound structure and guiding syllabification.
- Regional variations in pronunciation might slightly affect the vowel quality but not the syllable division.
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