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syllable

/ˈsɪləbəl/

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noun

음절

A unit of human speech that is interpreted by the listener as a single sound, although syllables usually consist of one or more vowel sounds, either alone or combined with the sound of one or more consonants; a word consists of one or more syllables.

Examples :

"The word "happy" has two syllables: "hap" and "py." "

단어 "happy"는 두 음절을 가지고 있습니다: "hap"와 "py".

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noun

음절

The written representation of a given pronounced syllable.

Examples :

"The syllable "cat" is a representation of the sound we make when saying the word. "

음절 "cat"은 우리가 그 단어를 말할 때 내는 소리를 나타냅니다.

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noun

음절

A small part of a sentence or discourse; anything concise or short; a particle.

Examples :

"The word "banana" has two syllables. "

단어 "바나나"는 두 개의 음절을 가지고 있다.

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verb

음절로 말하다

To utter in syllables.

Examples :

"The teacher asked the student to syllable the difficult word so the class could understand its pronunciation. "

선생님은 학생에게 어려운 단어를 음절로 말하여 반 학생들이 발음을 이해하도록 요청했다.

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