referendum

/ˌrɛfəˈrɛndəm/

Syllables re·fe·ren·dum

Stress re-fe-REN-dum

Phonics Breakdown

re

/rɛ/

short e

fe

/fə/

schwa

ren

/rɛn/

short e

dum

/dəm/

schwa

Meaning

a direct vote by the people on a specific proposal or law

Sound Reference

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re=/rɛ/(red) + fe=/fə/(about) + ren=/rɛn/(rent) + dum=/dəm/(random)

Example

The country held a referendum on the new constitution.