corporation

/ˌkɔr.pəˈreɪ.ʃən/

Syllables cor·po·ra·tion

Stress cor-po-RA-tion

Phonics Breakdown

cor

/kɔr/

or sound

po

/pə/

schwa

ra

/reɪ/

long a_e

tion

/ʃən/

tion ending

Meaning

a large company or group of companies acting as a single entity

Sound Reference

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cor=/kɔr/(corn) + po=/pə/(support) + ra=/reɪ/(ray) + tion=/ʃən/(nation)

Example

The corporation operates in more than fifty countries.