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Aquatic Pronunciation
Aquatic is pronounced uh-KWAH-tik, IPA /əˈkwætɪk/.
uh-KWAH-tik
US /əˈkwætɪk/ · UK /əˈkwætɪk/
Syllables: uh · KWAH · tik (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
adjective: Living or happening in water.
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Aquatic in a Sentence
- The pond supports a dozen aquatic plants.
- She coaches an aquatic centre in Perth.
- Frogs are only partly aquatic as adults.
Common Mispronunciations of Aquatic
Not uh-KAH-tik
A w hides inside the qu, so the stressed syllable opens kwah and not kah.
Not AK-wuh-tik
Three beats with the middle one loud, which is the reverse of the related noun aqua.
Tip: Both uh-KWAH-tik and uh-KWA-tik, with the a of cat, are heard and accepted.
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