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Anarchist Pronunciation
Anarchist is pronounced A-ner-kist, IPA /ˈænɝˌkɪst/.
A-ner-kist
US /ˈænɝˌkɪst/ · UK /ˈænɑːˌkɪst/
Syllables: A · ner · kist (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: Someone who believes that government should be done away with altogether.
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Anarchist in a Sentence
- Her grandfather was an anarchist and a printer.
- The anarchist bookshop has been there since 1974.
- He calls himself an anarchist but votes in every election.
Common Mispronunciations of Anarchist
Not an-AHR-kist
Anarchy keeps the volume on its opening A and the person word built on it leaves that alone.
Not A-ner-chist
Chorus and chemist took their ch from Greek and read it as a k, and this word came by the same route.
Tip: Anarchic is the odd one out in the family: uh-NAHR-kik pulls the beat into the middle.
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