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# How to pronounce "requiescent" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/ˌɹɛkwiˈɛsənt/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **re·qu·ie·scent**
- **Stress**: **SCENT** — say this syllable louder and longer

## Meaning & Usage

### ADJECTIVE
- Quiescent; quiet; at rest.
  - *Example*: "Confidence he must have had, in the highest, in his own resources, or he could never have believed himself able, after putting down the Norman faction by Saxon arms, to resume his own place at the head of his feudal nobility, and replace the nobility in their predominating height of pride above the requiescent natives. Yet all this he did."

### Example Sentences
- "Confidence he must have had, in the highest, in his own resources, or he could never have believed himself able, after putting down the Norman faction by Saxon arms, to resume his own place at the head of his feudal nobility, and replace the nobility in their predominating height of pride above the requiescent natives. Yet all this he did."

## Video Examples

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## How to Pronounce "requiescent"

- **Syllables**: re · qu · ie · scent
- **Stress**: SCENT — say this syllable louder and longer
- **IPA**: `/ˌɹɛkwiˈɛsənt/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed /SCENT/ in the pronunciation — notice how the vowel sound is clearly emphasized.

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “requiescent”?
“requiescent” is pronounced /ˌɹɛkwiˈɛsənt/ (re · qu · ie · scent). Listen to the audio pronunciation above to hear it spoken clearly.

### How many syllables are in “requiescent”?
“requiescent” has 4 syllables: re · qu · ie · scent.

### Where is the stress in “requiescent”?
The primary stress in “requiescent” is on “SCENT”.

### What does “requiescent” mean?
Quiescent; quiet; at rest.


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