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world-compassing

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

5 syllables
16 characters
English (US)
Enriched
5syllables

worldcompassing

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

wor-ld-com-pass-ing

Pronunciation

/wɜːrld ˈkɑːmpəsɪŋ/

Stress

00100

Morphemes

com- + pass + -ing

The word 'world-compassing' is a compound adjective divided into five syllables: wor-ld-com-pass-ing. Primary stress falls on 'com'. It's formed from the morphemes 'world', 'com-', 'pass', and '-ing', with Latin and English origins. Syllabification follows vowel-consonant division and consonant cluster rules.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Including or affecting the whole world; universal in scope or extent.

    “The company has a world-compassing vision.”

    syn:globaluniversalworldwide
    ant:limitedlocalregional

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the second syllable of 'compassing' ('com').

Syllables

5
wor/wɜːr/
ld/ld/
com/kɑːm/
pass/pæs/
ing/ɪŋ/

wor — Open syllable, vowel sound /ɜː/. ld — Closed syllable, consonant cluster. com — Open syllable, vowel sound /ɑː/. pass — Open syllable, vowel sound /æ/. ing — Closed syllable, nasal consonant

Word Parts

pre

com-

Latin origin, intensifier

root

pass

Latin origin, core meaning of extending

suf

-ing

English, gerund/present participle

Similar Words

un­der­stand­ingo­ver­com­ingall­en­com­pass­ing

Vowel-Consonant Division

Syllables are divided after vowels.

Consonant Cluster Rule

Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable.

Compound Word Stress

Stress in compound adjectives often falls on the element that carries the primary semantic weight.

  • The compound nature of the word influences stress assignment.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

Nearby Words

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