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mignionet

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Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

An old spelling of mignonette, a small fragrant plant with tiny greenish flowers.

Detailed Definition
Mignionet is an archaic or variant spelling of mignonette, a plant known for its delicate flowers and scent. In older poetry, such spellings can appear in place of the more familiar modern form. Here it is one of several flowers used to describe what the rose-tree cannot bear.
Example
Example in poetry:
Mignionet, an older spelling of mignonette, names a small sweet-scented flowering plant; The quoted catalogue, “rose-tree… violet… lily… sweet mignionet,” uses flower names for delicate contrast; “Mignonette breathed green spice beneath the sill” emphasizes its modest fragrance rather than showy bloom; Because the word is archaic and uncommon, it can lend a period garden poem a deliberately antique diction
Additional Notes
The word in the evidence is an unusual old spelling that most modern readers would not recognize immediately.; Found in the poem, Envy by Mary Lamb
Also Known As
darling sweetheart beloved minion belovèd
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