autobiographies
The word 'autobiographies' is divided into five syllables: au-to-bio-gra-phies. Stress falls on the final syllable. It's composed of the prefix 'auto-', the root 'bio-', and the suffix '-graphies', with a plural marker '-s'. Syllabification follows standard French rules of maximizing onsets and separating vowel sounds.
Definitions
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Accounts of a person's life written by that person.
Autobiographies
“Elle a lu plusieurs autobiographies de grands écrivains.”
“Les autobiographies peuvent offrir un aperçu unique de l'histoire.”
ant:biographies
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the last syllable, '-phies', which is the standard stress pattern for French nouns.
Syllables
au — Open syllable, vowel sound.. to — Open syllable, vowel sound.. bio — Open syllable, vowel sound.. gra — Open syllable, vowel sound.. phies — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.
Word Parts
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Maximize Onsets
Attempt to include as many consonants as possible in the onset of each syllable.
Vowel Separation
Each vowel sound generally forms the nucleus of a separate syllable.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are broken up according to permissible French phonotactics.
- Potential for liaison between 'bio' and 'gra' in connected speech.
- The word follows standard French syllabification rules without significant exceptions.
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