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# How to pronounce "dextrograde" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/dɛkstrɒʊgrɪd/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **dex·tro·grade**

## Meaning & Usage

### ADJECTIVE
- Of a writing system: written from left to right, such as in the Latin alphabet.
  - *Example*: "Although earlier inscriptions can be dextrograde (written and read left to right), sinistrograde (written and read right to left), or boustrophedon (a method of writing in which the lines run alternately from right to left and then from left to right) and written either vertically or horizontally, by the tenth century the direction of Phoenician writing had been standardised as horizontal and sinistrograde."

### Example Sentences
- "Although earlier inscriptions can be dextrograde (written and read left to right), sinistrograde (written and read right to left), or boustrophedon (a method of writing in which the lines run alternately from right to left and then from left to right) and written either vertically or horizontally, by the tenth century the direction of Phoenician writing had been standardised as horizontal and sinistrograde."

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## How to Pronounce "dextrograde"

- **Syllables**: dex · tro · grade
- **IPA**: `/dɛkstrɒʊgrɪd/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the pronunciation — notice how the vowel sound is clearly emphasized.

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “dextrograde”?
“dextrograde” is pronounced /dɛkstrɒʊgrɪd/ (dex · tro · grade). Listen to the audio pronunciation above to hear it spoken clearly.

### How many syllables are in “dextrograde”?
“dextrograde” has 3 syllables: dex · tro · grade.

### What does “dextrograde” mean?
Of a writing system: written from left to right, such as in the Latin alphabet.


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