juneteenth
nounHow to pronounce juneteenth:
Definition of juneteenth:
- juneteenth (noun):
- june 19 observed as a legal holiday in the united states in commemoration of the end of slavery in the u.s.
Here are some other common 3-syllable words.
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- agnostic
- sympathized
- narcissist
- cheerfulness
- blurrily
- basketball
- appliance
- Aegean
- glossier
- tedious
- piquancy
- Delia
- arduous
- Eucharist
- disciple
- diluted
- daffodil
- Anaya
- Father Time
- coaxes
- procurement
- thoughtlessly
- sympathise
- ravenous
- papillon
- forgotten
- cloudiness
- referral
- Brenius
- Arana
- aeration
- Yggdrasil
- sepia
- provable
- papyrus
- November
- margarine
- fearfulness
- earsplitting
- congruent
- collided
- adjective
- brazenly
- potentate
- lemon balm
- glamorous
- concealing
- circumscribe
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In English, certain prefixes and suffixes, when added to a base word, can change its syllable count, as with 'happy' (2 syllables) becoming 'unhappiness' (4 syllables).
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