How to pronounce dissect
American English pronunciation
dih-SEKT
- IPA
- /dɪˈsɛkt/
- Syllables
- dih · SEKT (2 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
- Also said
- dy-SEKT
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What dissect means
To carefully cut apart a plant or animal to study it
In a sentence: In science class, we dissected a lily to find the tiny seeds hidden inside.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Latin word meaning to cut apart, built from dis-, meaning apart, and a word meaning to cut.
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