roundaboutface
The word 'round-about-face' is divided into four syllables: round-a-bout-face. Primary stress falls on 'round' and secondary stress on 'bout'. It's a compound adverbial phrase formed from 'round', 'about', and 'face', following standard syllabification rules for vowel-consonant combinations and compound words.
Definitions
- 1
A sudden and complete reversal of attitude or policy.
“The government executed a complete round-about-face on the issue of taxation.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress on the first syllable of 'round' and the second syllable of 'about' ('bout').
Syllables
round — Closed syllable, primary stress.. a — Open syllable, unstressed.. bout — Closed syllable, secondary stress.. face — Closed syllable, unstressed.
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Vowel-Consonant Rule
Syllables are often divided after a vowel followed by a consonant.
Diphthong Rule
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Compound Word Rule
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- The compound structure requires considering the individual morphemes and their inherent stress patterns.
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