two-syllable word
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word
noun
uk/wɜːd/us/wɝːd/
a single unit of language that has meaning and can be spoken ...
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(Definition ofwordfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesoftwo-syllable word
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For example, the citation form of atwo-syllablewordwith initial stress like tiger is a disyllabic tone.
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If it is, there is a word for it—atwo-syllableword—humbug.
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Hundreds oftwo-syllablewordpairs are differentiated only by their use of either grave or acute accent.
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Kakehashi opted for it as he was satisfied with the simpletwo-syllablewordand its soft consonants.
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Thus, all the words in the sentence prior to the direct object were one- or two-syllable words.
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There were four practice items and 25 test items consisting of two- to six-phoneme, one- to two-syllable words.
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The training items were one- or two-syllable words with two to six phonemes.
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The 4 practice items and 25 test items consisted of one- and two-syllable words of two to six phonemes.
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There were 10 one-syllable words and 6 two-syllable words.
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Of the 12 two-syllable words, 6 had stress on the first syllable, and 6 had stress on the second syllable.
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Her correct responses corresponded to two-syllable words.
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Con ersational interfaces less easily confused that one-or two-syllable words.
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The piece revolves around audio samples from a hearing test: a woman's voice reciting two-syllable words, stressing both syllables.
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An epenthetic vowel may occur between and so that "girl" and "world" are two-syllable words for some speakers.
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The phonemicity of this tonal system is demonstrated in the nearly 300 pairs of two-syllable words differentiated only by their use of either grave or acute accent.
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