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Aviary Pronunciation
Aviary is pronounced AY-vee-e-ree, IPA /ˈeɪviˌɛri/.
AY-vee-e-ree
US /ˈeɪviˌɛri/ · UK /ˈeɪviəˌri/
Syllables: AY · vee · e · ree (4 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A large cage or building where birds are kept.
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Aviary in a Sentence
- The aviary holds forty species.
- They built an aviary at the end of the garden.
- Feeding time at the aviary is at four.
Common Mispronunciations of Aviary
Not uh-VY-uh-ree
Keep the beat at the front on AY, with the long a of aviation. The second syllable is a quick vee.
Not AY-vyuh-ree
Four beats here rather than three: ay, vee, e, ree. British speakers often reduce the last two to a single ri.
Tip: Four syllables in American speech, AY-vee-e-ree. Not to be confused with apiary, which houses bees.
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