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Abacus Pronunciation
Abacus is pronounced A-buh-kuhs, IPA /ˈæbəkəs/.
A-buh-kuhs
US /ˈæbəkəs/ · UK /ˈæbækəs/
Syllables: A · buh · kuhs (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A counting frame with beads that slide along rods.
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Abacus in a Sentence
- Her grandfather still does the shop accounts on an abacus.
- The children were shown how to add on an abacus.
- A wooden abacus sat on the windowsill.
Common Mispronunciations of Abacus
Not uh-BA-kuhs
Open loud and fade: A-buh-kuhs. The beat stays on the first syllable even though the word looks like abandon or abundance.
Not A-ba-koos
Reduce both of the last two vowels to a flat uh. Neither the a in the middle nor the u near the end keeps its full value.
Tip: Plural is either abacuses or abaci, the second said A-buh-sy.
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