thirtysecond note
The phrase 'thirty-second note' is divided into five syllables: thir-ty-sec-ond note. Stress falls on 'sec'. The phrase is a compound noun consisting of a numeral prefix, an ordinal adjective, and the noun 'note'. Syllable division follows standard vowel-consonant and consonant-vowel rules.
Definitions
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A musical note having a duration equal to one-thirty-second of a whole note.
“The pianist played a rapid passage of thirty-second notes.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the 'sec' syllable of 'second'. The other syllables are unstressed.
Syllables
thir — Open syllable, initial syllable of the compound.. ty — Open syllable, follows 'thir'. sec — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. ond — Open syllable, follows 'sec'. note — Closed syllable, final syllable of the compound.
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Vowel-Consonant Division
Syllables are divided after a vowel when followed by a consonant (e.g., thir-ty, sec-ond).
Consonant-Vowel Division
Syllables are divided before a vowel when preceded by a consonant (e.g., ty-sec).
- The compound nature of the phrase.
- Potential vowel reduction in 'thirty' to a schwa in some dialects.
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