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The word 'station-to-station' is syllabified as sta-tion-to-sta-tion, with primary stress on the first syllable of each 'station'. It's a compound word derived from 'station' (Latin origin) and the preposition 'to', functioning as an adverbial phrase.
Definitions
- 1
Traveling or communicating directly between stations, without transfers.
“We took the station-to-station train.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress on the first syllable of each 'station'. Secondary stress on the first 'station' is subtle.
Syllables
sta — Open syllable, onset consonant cluster.. tion — Closed syllable, final consonant cluster.. to — Open syllable, single consonant onset.. sta — Open syllable, onset consonant cluster.. tion — Closed syllable, final consonant cluster.
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Onset-Rime Division
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Vowel-Consonant Division
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Compound Word Syllabification
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- The repetition of 'station' does not alter syllabification. Regional vowel variations do not affect syllable division.
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