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Commoneffect
The correct spelling is effect.
How to pronounce effect
/ɪˈfɛkt/
nounIPA: /ɪˈfɛkt/
Say it like: Eff-ect
The correct spelling is effect. The result or outcome of a cause. For example: "The effect of the hurricane was a devastated landscape."
Usage Examples
“The effect of the hurricane was a devastated landscape.”
“The effect of flying was most convincing.”
“I just bought a couple of great effects.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The result or outcome of a cause.
- 2.Impression left on the mind; sensation produced.
- 3.Execution; performance; realization; operation.
- 4.An illusion produced by technical means (as in "special effect")
- 5.(sound engineering) An alteration, or device for producing an alteration, in sound after it has been produced by an instrument.
verb
- 1.To make or bring about; to implement.
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