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Asexual Pronunciation
Asexual is pronounced ay-SEKS-yoo-uhl, IPA /eɪˈsɛksjuəl/.
ay-SEKS-yoo-uhl
US /eɪˈsɛksjuəl/ · UK /eɪˈsɛkʃuːəl/
Syllables: ay · SEKS · yoo · uhl (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
adjective: Reproducing without sex, or feeling no sexual attraction to other people.
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Asexual in a Sentence
- Strawberries spread by asexual reproduction through runners.
- He describes himself as asexual and says the label fits.
- Yeast can divide by an asexual route when food is plentiful.
Common Mispronunciations of Asexual
Not uh-SEK-shoo-uhl
A y glide runs between the x and the oo, giving SEKS-yoo rather than SEK-shoo. The plain sexual does take the sh in relaxed American speech, but the prefixed form resists it.
Not A-sek-syoo-uhl
The opening a is a full long ay, since it is the Greek prefix meaning without. It gets a beat of its own before SEKS takes the punch.
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