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On which syllable does the primary accent fall in the word precipitate?
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On which syllable does the primary accent fall in the word precipitate?

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The primary accent in the word "precipitate" falls on the syllable "cip"
pre- 'cip -i- tate (i just divided it into syllables, not written it phoneticallly): the apostrophe shows where the accent falls.


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