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Beatrice Pronunciation
Beatrice is pronounced BEE-uh-truhs, IPA /ˈbiətrəs/.
BEE-uh-truhs
US /ˈbiətrəs/
Syllables: BEE · uh · truhs (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
proper noun (a female given name): A female given name from the Latin for she who brings happiness.
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Beatrice in a Sentence
- Beatrice chaired the committee for a decade.
- Dante gives Beatrice the last part of the journey.
- Beatrice and Benedick spend the play arguing.
Common Mispronunciations of Beatrice
Not bee-uh-TREES
Front stress, and the -ice at the end is a weak truhs rather than a French reece.
Not BEE-trys
Three beats are needed, because the ea splits into bee and uh before the tr arrives.
Tip: In Italian the name runs bay-ah-TREE-chay, which is how Dante's Beatrice is usually said.
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