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Apprenticeship Pronunciation
Apprenticeship is pronounced uh-PREN-tuhs-ship, IPA /əˈprɛntəsˌʃɪp/.
uh-PREN-tuhs-ship
US /əˈprɛntəsˌʃɪp/ · UK /əˈprɛntɪsˌʃɪp/
Syllables: uh · PREN · tuhs · ship (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: A period of paid training in which someone learns a trade from a skilled worker.
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Apprenticeship in a Sentence
- He started an apprenticeship with a local joiner at sixteen.
- The apprenticeship lasts four years.
- Apprenticeships have become harder to find in the sector.
Common Mispronunciations of Apprenticeship
Not a-pren-TIS-ship
Only one strong beat, and it sits on the second syllable. Everything after it trails off quietly.
Not uh-PREN-tiss-hip
The ce and the sh run together into a single sh: tuhs-ship, not tiss-hip.
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