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Aria Pronunciation
Aria is pronounced AH-ree-uh, IPA /ˈɑriə/.
AH-ree-uh
US /ˈɑriə/ · UK /ˈeəriə/
Syllables: AH · ree · uh (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A long solo song in an opera or oratorio.
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Aria in a Sentence
- The soprano sang the aria without the orchestra.
- Every aria in the second act is in a minor key.
- He hums the same aria while he cooks.
Common Mispronunciations of Aria
Not AIR-ee-uh
American dictionaries open the word on an unmistakable ah, the vowel of palm, which keeps the Italian flavour the music came with.
Not uh-REE-uh
The weight is at the front, on AH, and the two beats behind it are quiet. Nothing in the word rises.
Tip: British speech has largely merged this with area, both coming out as E-ree-uh, so context does the work there.
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