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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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