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    Key to pronunciations (British and World English dictionary)


    The pronunciations giv en represent the standard accent of English as spoken in the south of England (som etim es called Receiv ed Pronunciation or RP), and the exam ple words giv en in this key are to be understood as pronounced in such speech.

    Consonants
    The letters b, d, f, h, k, l, m , n, p, r, s, t, v , w, and z hav e their usual English v alues. Other sy m bols are used as follows: Sy mbol t x as in Example get chip j ar loch ri ng thin this she

    deci s ion yes

    Vowels
    Sy mbol Short vowels a as in c at bed ago Example

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    sit cosy h ot r un p ut

    Long vowels i u Diphthongs a e Triphthongs a fire sour my h ow day no n ear boy poor arm h air h er see saw t oo

    In m ultisy llable words the sy m bol is used to show that the following sy llable is stressed, as in /k bal/; the sy m bol indicates a secondary stress, as in / kal bri s/. ( ) before /l/, /m /, or /n/ indicates that the sy llable m ay be realized with a sy llabic l , m , or n , rather than with a v owel and consonant, e.g. / bt( )n/ rather than / bt n/. (r) indicates an r that is som etim es sounded when a v owel follows, as in dra w er, cha-ch aing. Key to the non-anglicized pronunciation of foreign words

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