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Tatiana [17]
3 years ago
14

Use the dictionary entry for contentious to answer the questions below. How many syllables does the word have? What is the word’

s part of speech? What is the origin of the word? Which definition is the most common? Which syllable is stressed?
English
2 answers:
hram777 [196]3 years ago
7 0

There are three syllables in contentious: con - ten - tious.

It is an adjective.

It has a Latin origin.

The most common definition is aggressive, controversial, inclined to argue.

The stressed syllable is ten.

telo118 [61]3 years ago
7 0

How many syllables does the word have?  Three

What is the word’s part of speech?  Adj

What is the origin of the word? Latin

Which definition is the most common?  1

Which syllable is stressed?  The second

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