How to pronounce compartment
American English pronunciation
kum-PART-munt
- IPA
- /kəmˈpɑɹtmənt/
- Syllables
- kum · PART · munt (3 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What compartment means
A separate section inside a box, bag, or vehicle
In a sentence: My lunchbox has a small compartment just for my apple slices.
Where it comes from: It was first written down in 1564. It came through French and Italian from a Latin word meaning "to divide up and share."
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