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Allegiance Pronunciation
Allegiance is pronounced uh-LEE-juhns, IPA /əˈlidʒəns/.
uh-LEE-juhns
US /əˈlidʒəns/ · UK /əˈliːdʒəns/
Syllables: uh · LEE · juhns (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: Loyalty owed to a country, a leader, or a cause.
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Allegiance in a Sentence
- New citizens swear an oath of allegiance.
- His allegiance to the club never wavered.
- The regiment switched allegiance overnight.
Common Mispronunciations of Allegiance
Not a-LEE-jee-uhns
The gi is a single j sound, so there are three parts and not four. Splitting it stretches the word out.
Not uh-LE-juhns
The stressed vowel is long, the ee of legal. A short e drifts towards the word ledger.
Tip: The double l is one sound, and the opening a is a throwaway uh: uh-LEE-juhns.
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