particle

/ˈpɑːrtɪkəl/

Syllables par·ti·cle

Stress PAR-ti-cle

Phonics Breakdown

par

/pɑːr/

long ar

ti

/tɪ/

short i

cle

/kəl/

syllabic le

Meaning

a very small piece of matter; a grammatical function word

Sound Reference

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par=/pɑːr/(part) + ti=/tɪ/(tip) + cle=/kəl/(uncle)

Example

A particle of dust floated in the sunlight.