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Accreditation Pronunciation
Accreditation is pronounced uh-kre-duh-TAY-shuhn, IPA /əˌkrɛdəˈteɪʃən/.
uh-kre-duh-TAY-shuhn
US /əˌkrɛdəˈteɪʃən/ · UK /əˌkrɛdɪˈteɪʃən/
Syllables: uh · kre · duh · TAY · shuhn (5 syllables, stress on syllable 4)
noun: Official approval given to a school, hospital, or course that meets a required standard.
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Accreditation in a Sentence
- The college lost its accreditation after the inspection.
- Accreditation takes about eighteen months to come through.
- Ask whether the course carries accreditation before you pay.
Common Mispronunciations of Accreditation
Not a-kre-DI-tay-shuhn
Hold the peak back to TAY, the fourth of five beats. The di in front of it collapses to a weak duh.
Tip: Accredited keeps its beat on the second syllable, uh-KRE-duh-tid, and only the longer noun pushes it out to the fourth.
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