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compensatory lengthening

/kəmˈpɛnsəˌtɔɹi ˈlɛŋ(k)θənɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables
com-pen-sat-o-ry length-en-ing
IPA
/kəmˈpɛnsəˌtɔɹi ˈlɛŋ(k)θənɪŋ/
37
Scrabble Score
23
Letters
7
Syllables
15
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The lengthening of a vowel sound which occurs when a following consonant is lost, regarded as an extreme form of fusion; (countable) an instance of this.

Uncountable

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /kəmˈpɛnsəˌtɔɹi ˈlɛŋ(k)θənɪŋ/
  • British English: /kɒmpɛnˈseɪtəɹi ˈlɛŋ(k)θ(ə)nɪŋ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

compensatory lengthenings (plural)

Phrases

compensatorily lengthen

Questions

How do you pronounce compensatory lengthening?
The recorded pronunciation is /kəmˈpɛnsəˌtɔɹi ˈlɛŋ(k)θənɪŋ/.
What does compensatory lengthening mean?
The lengthening of a vowel sound which occurs when a following consonant is lost, regarded as an extreme form of fusion; (countable) an instance of this.

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