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There is one syllable in the word girl. You can't break the word down.
There are three syllables. Cre-a-tor.
The three definition of syllable is when a word can be broke down into three's. This can be found in the dictionary.
The word "helmet" has two syllables. The syllable break-down is "hel" and "met."
There are three syllables: Cat-a-ract.
how would you break the word coloration into two parts
hema/top/o/ietic
yes because if you break down a word then that helps you understand the coribianckles of the word. (omintalogying)
ophth almo scope that is you break the word ophthalmoscope
Fes-tooned.
Polio myel. Itis
So when they come across a word they haven't seen before, they can break it down into its parts and determine its meaning.
It gives you the opportunity to see a new word and be able to have a feel for what it means based on previous knowledge of other words with similar parts.
The parts of it come from parts of other words: tri = three deca = ten hexa = six gon = angle It's not obvious from the words themselves how to put them together, which to multiply and which to add, but going by other examples I think a good guess at the meaning would be 36-sided figure.
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