word-splitting
nounHow many syllables in word-splitting?
There are 3 syllables in the word word-splitting.How to pronounce word-splitting:
Definition of word-splitting:
- word-splitting (noun):
- a discrimination between things as different and distinct.
Synonyms for word-splitting:
contrast
demarcation
differentiation
discrimination
dividing line
hairsplitting
line
secernment
word-splitting
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- flimflammer
- nerve-racking
- forwardness
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- angular
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- prolific
- orlop deck
- sniveling
- diffident
- thereupon
- absently
- quarter rest
- patronize
- expedite
- funniness
- vagary
- boundaries
- unmindful
- realised
- untether
- amener
- savagely
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- nonagon
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- certainly
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- respected
- successor
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- commitment
- merriment
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- nourishment
- lethargic
- follower
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Syllable Fun Fact
Syllable deletion is a common phonological process in language development, where young children simplify words by omitting syllables.
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