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Attire Pronunciation
Attire is pronounced uh-TY-er, IPA /əˈtaɪɝ/.
uh-TY-er
US /əˈtaɪɝ/ · UK /əˈtaɪə/
Syllables: uh · TY · er (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: Clothes, especially of a formal or particular kind.
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Attire in a Sentence
- Evening attire is expected after seven.
- He turned up in full climbing attire.
- The invitation said nothing about attire.
Common Mispronunciations of Attire
Not A-tyr
TY takes everything and the opening is a reduced uh. A loud front gives the word the shape of a tyre, which is not what the spelling hides.
Not uh-TEER
The stressed vowel is the eye of fire, and a weak er trails off behind it. An ee there would make the word rhyme with career.
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