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Assembly Pronunciation
Assembly is pronounced uh-SEM-blee, IPA /əˈsɛmbli/.
uh-SEM-blee
US /əˈsɛmbli/ · UK /əˈsɛmbli/
Syllables: uh · SEM · blee (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: A group of people gathered for a purpose, or the act of putting parts together.
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Assembly in a Sentence
- The whole school met for assembly.
- The national assembly voted on the bill.
- Assembly of the shelf took twenty minutes.
Common Mispronunciations of Assembly
Not A-sem-blee
SEM is the loud one, and the opening a sinks to a bare uh in front of it.
Not uh-SEM-buh-lee
The bl runs together as one cluster, with nothing sounded between the two letters, so the word stays at three beats.
Tip: Assemble, assembly and assembled all hold the volume in exactly the same place.
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