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Alimentary Canal Pronunciation
Alimentary Canal is pronounced a-luh-MEN-ter-ee-kuh-NAL, IPA /ˌæləˈmɛntɝi kəˈnæl/.
a-luh-MEN-ter-ee-kuh-NAL
US /ˌæləˈmɛntɝi kəˈnæl/ · UK /əlaɪˈmɛntəri kəˈnæl/
Syllables: a · luh · MEN · ter · ee · kuh · NAL (7 syllables, stress on syllable 3)
noun phrase: The passage from the mouth to the anus through which food travels and is digested.
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Alimentary Canal in a Sentence
- The diagram labels every part of the alimentary canal.
- Food spends about a day in the alimentary canal.
- She drew the alimentary canal from memory.
Common Mispronunciations of Alimentary Canal
Not e-luh-MEN-ter-ee kuh-NAL
Alimentary and elementary are two separate words, and the old joke about Sherlock Holmes turns on how close they sound.
Not a-luh-men-TA-ree kuh-NAL
MEN is the pushed beat of the first word, three in, and nothing behind it is lifted.
Tip: Alimentary comes from alimentum, nourishment, and has nothing to do with elements.
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