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Archery Pronunciation
Archery is pronounced AHR-cher-ee, IPA /ˈɑrtʃɝi/.
AHR-cher-ee
US /ˈɑrtʃɝi/ · UK /ˈɑːtʃəri/
Syllables: AHR · cher · ee (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: The sport or skill of shooting with a bow and arrows.
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Archery in a Sentence
- The club runs archery on the field behind the school.
- She took up archery after giving up running.
- Archery has been an Olympic sport on and off since 1900.
Common Mispronunciations of Archery
Not AHR-kuh-ree
This ch really is the ch of church, unlike the one in archaeology. English is inconsistent here and the two have to be learned apart.
Not ahr-CHE-ree
Front stress is the rule: AHR-cher-ee. The two syllables after it are both light.
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