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upon on The first known use: in the 12th century |
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4 Letters, 2 Syllable |
upon |
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4 Phonemes |
ə p o n |
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onset, rime |
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Morpheme |
upon |
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Sentence Examples He carefully placed the vase upon the table. They built their city upon a cliff overlooking the sea. She was seated upon a throne. She was admitted to his office immediately upon her arrival. That kind of behavior is frowned upon. |
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Related Words Sound the same but are spelled differently.
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Collocations The habitual juxtaposition of a particular word with another word or words with a frequency greater than chance.
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Neighborhood
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