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Apothecary Pronunciation
Apothecary is pronounced uh-PAH-thuh-ke-ree, IPA /əˈpɑθəˌkɛri/.
uh-PAH-thuh-ke-ree
US /əˈpɑθəˌkɛri/ · UK /əˈpɒθɪkəri/
Syllables: uh · PAH · thuh · ke · ree (5 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: An old word for a person who prepared and sold medicines.
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Apothecary in a Sentence
- The apothecary kept his jars in a locked cabinet.
- A note from the apothecary survives in the parish records.
- They have turned the old apothecary into a coffee shop.
Common Mispronunciations of Apothecary
Not A-puh-the-kuh-ree
The second syllable takes the weight and the first fades to almost nothing.
Not uh-poh-THE-kuh-ree
The th sits after the stressed syllable, not on it. PAH is the loud part of the word.
Tip: British speakers usually squeeze it into four syllables, uh-POTH-uh-kree, where Americans keep five.
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