IPA: /dɪˈskrɪptɪvnəs/
KK: /dɪˈskrɪptɪvnəs/
Definition: The quality of providing detailed and vivid descriptions or explanations.
Example: The descriptiveness of her writing made the story come alive for the readers.
IPA: /dɪˈskrɪptər/
KK: /dɪˈskrɪptər/
Definition: A word or phrase that describes or identifies something, often used in information systems to categorize items.
Example: In the database, each item has a unique descriptor that helps users find it easily.
IPA: /dɪˈzɪnənt/
KK: /dɛˈzɪnənt/
Definition: Relating to or forming an ending or conclusion.
Example: The desinent part of the poem gave it a sense of closure.
IPA: /dɪˈvɜːrbəl/
KK: /dɪˈvɜrbəl/
Definition: A word that is derived from a verb, often used as a noun or in another grammatical form.
Example: The term 'deverbal' is often used in linguistic studies to describe words that come from verbs.
IPA: /dɪˈvɜːrbətɪv/
KK: /dɪˈvɜrbətɪv/
Definition: Relating to a word that is formed from a verb, often used to describe nouns or adjectives that are derived from verbs.
Example: The term 'deverbative' describes words like 'teacher' that come from the verb 'teach'.
Definition: A word that is formed from a verb and has a related meaning, often used to create nouns or adjectives from verbs.
Example: The word 'runner' is a deverbative because it comes from the verb 'run'.
IPA: /ˈdaɪɡræf/
KK: /ˈdaɪɡræf/
Definition: A combination of two letters that together represent one sound in speech, like 'ph' in 'pheasant' or 'ea' in 'beat'.
Example: In the word 'ship', the 'sh' is a digraph that makes a single sound.
IPA: /ˈdɪsɪˌbəl/
KK: /ˈdɪsɪˌbɛl/
Definition: A word that has two syllables.
Example: The word 'happy' is a disyllable because it has two syllables: hap-py.
IPA: /dɪˈsɪl.ə.bəl/
KK: /dɪˈsaɪləbəl/
Definition: A word that has two separate sounds or beats, known as syllables.
Example: The word 'happy' is a disyllable because it has two syllables: 'hap' and 'py'.
IPA: /ɪˈlaɪd/
KK: /ɪˈlaɪd/
Definition: To leave out or cut short something, such as a word or syllable, often in speech or writing.
Example: In poetry, it is common to elide certain syllables to maintain the rhythm.
IPA: /ɪnˈtwɪst/
KK: /ɪnˈtwɪst/
Definition: To twist two or more things together in a way that they become intertwined.
Example: The artist decided to entwist the colorful ribbons to create a beautiful decoration.
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