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Ammunition Pronunciation

Ammunition is pronounced a-myuh-NI-shuhn, IPA /ˌæmjəˈnɪʃən/.

a-myuh-NI-shuhn

US /ˌæmjəˈnɪʃən/  ·  UK /ˌæmjuːˈnɪʃən/

Syllables: a · myuh · NI · shuhn (4 syllables, stress on syllable 3)

noun: Bullets and shells fired from weapons, or facts used to attack an argument.

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Ammunition in a Sentence

  • The soldiers were running low on ammunition.
  • His own memo gave the opposition all the ammunition it needed.
  • Ammunition is stored in a separate building.

Common Mispronunciations of Ammunition

Not a-MYOO-ni-shuhn

Third syllable takes the punch, NI. Loading the second instead makes the word sound like a form of amuse.

Not a-moo-NI-shuhn

A y glide follows the m, giving myuh. Municipal and communicate carry the same one.

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