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Auspicious Pronunciation
Auspicious is pronounced ah-SPI-shuhs, IPA /ɑˈspɪʃəs/.
ah-SPI-shuhs
US /ɑˈspɪʃəs/ · UK /ɔːˈspɪʃəs/
Syllables: ah · SPI · shuhs (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
adjective: Showing signs that something is likely to go well.
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Auspicious in a Sentence
- It was not an auspicious start to the season.
- They chose an auspicious date for the wedding.
- The weather looked auspicious for once.
Common Mispronunciations of Auspicious
Not AW-spi-shuhs
Drive the voice into SPI in the middle, with the opening aw kept short.
Not aw-SPI-see-uhs
The ci spells sh, so the ending is a single quick shuhs.
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