adjacent

/əˈdʒeɪsənt/

Syllables ad·ja·cent

Stress ad-JA-cent

Phonics Breakdown

a

/ə/

schwa

dja

/dʒeɪ/

soft g

cent

/sənt/

soft c

Meaning

next to or very close to something

Sound Reference

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a=/ə/(about) + ja=/dʒeɪ/(jay) + cent=/sənt/(percent)

Example

The park is adjacent to the school.