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Archdiocese Pronunciation
Archdiocese is pronounced ahrch-DY-uh-suhs, IPA /ˈɑrtʃˈdaɪəsəs/.
ahrch-DY-uh-suhs
US /ˈɑrtʃˈdaɪəsəs/ · UK /ˌɑːtʃdɪəʊˈsiːz/
Syllables: ahrch · DY · uh · suhs (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: The district under the care of an archbishop.
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Archdiocese in a Sentence
- The archdiocese runs eleven schools.
- He was appointed to the archdiocese of Boston.
- Records for the whole archdiocese are held in one archive.
Common Mispronunciations of Archdiocese
Not ahrch-dee-OH-sees
The di carries the long y of die, and the beat sits on it rather than on anything later.
Not AHRCH-dy-uh-suhs
Arch is a quiet run-up here. Only one syllable in the word is loud and it is the second.
Tip: Diocese on its own is DY-uh-sis, and adding arch at the front changes nothing except the length.
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