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Armageddon Pronunciation
Armageddon is pronounced ahr-muh-GE-duhn, IPA /ˌɑrməˈgɛdən/.
ahr-muh-GE-duhn
US /ˌɑrməˈgɛdən/
Syllables: ahr · muh · GE · duhn (4 syllables, stress on syllable 3)
proper noun: The final battle described in the Book of Revelation, used loosely for any catastrophe.
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Armageddon in a Sentence
- The papers called the budget an economic Armageddon.
- Armageddon is named for a hill in northern Israel.
- Traffic on the Friday before Christmas is a small Armageddon.
Common Mispronunciations of Armageddon
Not ahr-muh-GEE-duhn
The stressed vowel is short, the e of bed, so the third beat rhymes with head. A long ee there belongs to the Hebrew Megiddo it came from.
Not AHR-muh-ge-duhn
GE carries the punch, third of four, and the opening pair are both light. Putting the weight at the front makes it sound like a surname.
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