English pronunciation · Words Starting with B
Biology Pronunciation
Biology is pronounced by-AH-luh-jee, IPA /baɪˈɑlədʒi/.
by-AH-luh-jee
US /baɪˈɑlədʒi/ · UK /baɪˈɒlədʒi/
Syllables: by · AH · luh · jee (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: The study of living things.
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Biology in a Sentence
- She teaches biology to the sixth form.
- Marine biology took him to Newfoundland.
- The biology of the gut is still poorly understood.
Common Mispronunciations of Biology
Not BY-uh-luh-jee
Geology and psychology hand the beat to the syllable in front of their ology, and this word does the same.
Not bee-AH-luh-jee
The opening bi is the long i of bite, which every word built on bio keeps.
Tip: Biologist and biological move the weight again, to by-AH-luh-jist and by-uh-LAH-ji-kuhl.
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