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Authentication Pronunciation
Authentication is pronounced aw-then-tuh-KAY-shuhn, IPA /ɔˌθɛntəˈkeɪʃən/.
aw-then-tuh-KAY-shuhn
US /ɔˌθɛntəˈkeɪʃən/ · UK /ɔːˌθɛntɪˈkeɪʃən/
Syllables: aw · then · tuh · KAY · shuhn (5 syllables, stress on syllable 4)
noun: The process of proving that someone or something is genuine.
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Authentication in a Sentence
- Two-factor authentication is switched on by default.
- The painting failed authentication.
- Authentication failed three times before it let me in.
Common Mispronunciations of Authentication
Not aw-THEN-ti-kay-shuhn
Land on KAY, the fifth of six syllables, even though the shorter authentic puts the weight much earlier.
Not aw-ten-tuh-KAY-shuhn
The th is the airy one from thing, not a plain t.
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