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Allee Pronunciation

Allee is pronounced uh-LEE, IPA /əˈli/.

uh-LEE

US /əˈli/

Syllables: uh · LEE (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)

noun: A walkway or avenue lined on both sides with trees or clipped hedges.

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Allee in a Sentence

  • A lime allee runs from the gate to the house.
  • The gardeners replant the allee every fifty years.
  • We walked the allee twice before finding the entrance.

Common Mispronunciations of Allee

Not A-lee

The beat is on the second syllable and the opening is a faint uh. The word came from French, where the final syllable carries the weight.

Not A-lay

The ending is the long ee of tree. It is often written allee with an accent on the first e, which is what marks that sound in French.

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