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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

perseverative

/pɚˈsɛvɚˌɹeɪtɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
per-se-ver-a-tive
IPA
/pɚˈsɛvɚˌɹeɪtɪv/
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to perseveration.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /pɚˈsɛvɚˌɹeɪtɪv/
  • British English: /pə(ɹ)ˈsɛvəɹətɪv/

Inflected Forms

more perseverative (comparative) most perseverative (superlative)

Derived Forms

perseveratively perseverativeness

Phrases

perseverative assimilation

Questions

How do you pronounce perseverative?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɚˈsɛvɚˌɹeɪtɪv/.
What does perseverative mean?
Of or pertaining to perseveration.

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