adjective

appellate

/əˈpɛlət/ app·ell·ate 3 syllables

That can be (legally) appealed to, especially of a court that hears appeals of decisions by a lower court.

Word facts

Part of speech adjective
Syllables 3
Letters 9
Starts with A

Definition of Appellate

That can be (legally) appealed to, especially of a court that hears appeals of decisions by a lower court.

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How many syllables does appellate have?

Appellate has 3 syllables: app·ell·ate. The word is broken into 3 spoken beats.

What part of speech is appellate?

Appellate is used as a adjective. As an adjective, it describes or modifies a noun.

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Appellate has 9 letters. It contains 3 syllables and starts with the letter A. In word games, letter count and syllable count can help narrow results when you know the word length.