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Balcony Pronunciation
Balcony is pronounced BAL-kuh-nee, IPA /ˈbælkəni/.
BAL-kuh-nee
US /ˈbælkəni/ · UK /ˈbælkəni/
Syllables: BAL · kuh · nee (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A platform with a rail attached to the outside of a building, or the upper seats in a theatre.
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Balcony in a Sentence
- The flat has a small balcony facing the courtyard.
- We watched the parade from the balcony.
- Seats in the balcony cost half as much.
Common Mispronunciations of Balcony
Not bal-KOH-nee
Anchor it on BAL. The middle-stressed version was fashionable two centuries ago and has long since died out.
Not BAWL-kuh-nee
Keep the first vowel flat, the a of pal, not the aw of ball.
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