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Aristocracy Pronunciation
Aristocracy is pronounced e-ruh-STAH-kruh-see, IPA /ˌɛrəˈstɑkrəsi/.
e-ruh-STAH-kruh-see
US /ˌɛrəˈstɑkrəsi/ · UK /ˌærɪˈstɒkrəsi/
Syllables: e · ruh · STAH · kruh · see (5 syllables, stress on syllable 3)
noun: The highest social class in a country, usually holding hereditary titles and land.
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Aristocracy in a Sentence
- The novel follows a family living on the edge of the aristocracy.
- Land reform broke the power of the old aristocracy.
- She writes about where the aristocracy spent its summers.
Common Mispronunciations of Aristocracy
Not a-RI-stuh-kruh-see
Pulling the beat forward to the second syllable is the commonest slip. The strong one is the third of five.
Not a-ruh-STOH-kruh-see
The o in the middle is short, the vowel of hot, rather than the long oh of stove.
Tip: Aristocrat and aristocracy put the beat in different places: A-ruh-stuh-krat but a-ruh-STAH-kruh-see.
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