removal

/rɪˈmuːvəl/

Syllables re·mov·al

Stress re-MOV-al

Phonics Breakdown

re

/rɪ/

short i

mov

/muːv/

long oo

al

/əl/

schwa

Meaning

the act of taking something away or off

Sound Reference

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re=/rɪ/(remain) + mov=/muːv/(move) + al=/əl/(animal)

Example

The removal of the old sign took only a few minutes.