noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
Received-Pronunciation:/pɑːˈtɪsɪpəl/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈpɑːtɪsɪpəl/
US:/ˈpɑɹtɪˌsɪpəl/
US:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
Scotland:/paɾˈtɪsɪpəl/
Scotland:/ˈpaɾtɪsɪpəl/
CMU ARPABET:P AA1 R T IH0 S IH2 P AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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noun
Meaning 1
A form of a verb that may function as an adjective, noun or adverb. English has two types of participles: the present participle and the past participle. In other languages, there are others, such as future, perfect, and future perfect participles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract