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Antibiotic Pronunciation
Antibiotic is pronounced an-tee-by-AH-tik, IPA /ˌæntaɪbaɪˈɑtɪk/.
an-tee-by-AH-tik
US /ˌæntaɪbaɪˈɑtɪk/ · UK /ˌæntɪbaɪˈɒtɪk/
Syllables: an · tee · by · AH · tik (5 syllables, stress on syllable 4)
noun; also adjective: A medicine that kills bacteria or stops them multiplying.
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Antibiotic in a Sentence
- The vet prescribed an antibiotic for the wound.
- An antibiotic will not touch a virus.
- She finished the antibiotic course on Sunday.
Common Mispronunciations of Antibiotic
Not AN-tee-by-oh-tik
Save the loudest beat for AH, the fourth syllable, and treat the first three as a run up.
Not an-tee-BY-oh-tik
Let by stay unstressed and hand the peak to the vowel just after it.
Tip: Five beats, with the weight on the fourth: an-tee-by-AH-tik.
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