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Apocalypse Pronunciation
Apocalypse is pronounced uh-PAH-kuh-lips, IPA /əˈpɑkəˌlɪps/.
uh-PAH-kuh-lips
US /əˈpɑkəˌlɪps/ · UK /əˈpɒkəˌlɪps/
Syllables: uh · PAH · kuh · lips (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: The end of the world, or any catastrophe on that scale.
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Apocalypse in a Sentence
- The film imagines an apocalypse brought on by drought.
- Every generation expects its own apocalypse.
- Bookshops were full of apocalypse novels that year.
Common Mispronunciations of Apocalypse
Not a-puh-KA-lips
The loud part is the second one, PAH, and the y after it reduces to a quick uh. Moving the beat back mirrors the adjective apocalyptic, where it really does sit later.
Not uh-PAH-kuh-lyps
The final syllable is the word lips, with a short i. A long eye there is drawn from apocalyptic by analogy.
Tip: The noun and the adjective put the beat in different places: uh-PAH-kuh-lips against uh-pah-kuh-LIP-tik.
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