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Caesar Pronunciation
Caesar is pronounced SEE-zer, IPA /ˈsizɝ/.
SEE-zer
US /ˈsizɝ/ · UK /ˈsiːzə/
Syllables: SEE · zer (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun (proper noun): The title carried by the Roman emperors, taken from the family name of Julius Caesar.
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Caesar in a Sentence
- Julius Caesar was murdered in the senate house in 44 BC.
- Every later emperor took the name Caesar as part of his title.
- The play about Caesar runs until the end of the month.
Common Mispronunciations of Caesar
Not KAY-zer
That is the Latin and German reading, and it survives in English only inside kaiser. The English name takes a soft c instead.
Not SAY-zer
The ae spelling collapses to a long ee, so the opening beat is SEE.
Tip: Caesarean, the operation named after him, keeps the same soft opening: si-ZE-ree-uhn.
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