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Archivist Pronunciation
Archivist is pronounced AHR-ky-vist, IPA /ˈɑrkaɪvɪst/.
AHR-ky-vist
US /ˈɑrkaɪvɪst/ · UK /ˈɑːkaɪˌvɪst/
Syllables: AHR · ky · vist (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A person who looks after an archive and catalogues what it holds.
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Archivist in a Sentence
- The archivist found the deed in under an hour.
- She trained as an archivist after twelve years in libraries.
- Ask the archivist before you touch anything on that shelf.
Common Mispronunciations of Archivist
Not ahr-KY-vist
Weight belongs to the opening and the two beats behind it fade. Pushing it to the middle follows the French archiviste rather than the English word.
Not AHR-chi-vist
Harden the ch to a k, the value every archi word takes when it came out of Greek rather than through Old French.
Tip: Everyday speech often flattens the middle to a bare uh, AHR-kuh-vist, and dictionaries list that form too.
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