To pronounce "half-standard", say HALFST-and-ard — 3 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
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HALFST-and-ard
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"half-standard" has 3 syllables: halfst-and-ard.
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"Half-standard" has 3 syllables: halfst · and · ard.
Half-standard: In gardening, a tree or shrub whose branches start from three to four feet from the ground. This makes the entire plant lower than a plant of the same type of the standard form.
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