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Aquarius Pronunciation
Aquarius is pronounced uh-KWE-ree-uhs, IPA /əˈkwɛriəs/.
uh-KWE-ree-uhs
US /əˈkwɛriəs/
Syllables: uh · KWE · ree · uhs (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
proper noun: The water carrier, eleventh of the zodiac signs, covering birthdays from late January to mid February.
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Aquarius in a Sentence
- Anyone born in late January is an Aquarius.
- Aquarius lies between Capricorn and Pisces.
- She reads the Aquarius column before her own.
Common Mispronunciations of Aquarius
Not A-kwuh-ree-uhs
KWE is the loud beat, second of four, and the opening uh is almost swallowed. Aquarium shares both the shape and the peak.
Not uh-KWAH-ree-uhs
That stressed vowel is the e of air rather than an open ah. Aquatic is where the ah survives, because no r follows it there.
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