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Celestial Body Pronunciation
Celestial Body is pronounced suh-LES-chuhl-BAH-dee, IPA /səˈlɛstʃəl ˈbɑdi/.
suh-LES-chuhl-BAH-dee
US /səˈlɛstʃəl ˈbɑdi/ · UK /səˈlɛstjəl ˈbɒdi/
Syllables: suh · LES · chuhl · BAH · dee (5 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun phrase: Any natural object in space, such as a star, a planet, a moon or a comet.
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Celestial Body in a Sentence
- The moon is the celestial body closest to us.
- Ancient astronomers tracked every celestial body they could see.
- Each celestial body in the system has a catalogue number.
Common Mispronunciations of Celestial Body
Not suh-LES-tee-uhl-BAH-dee
The ti in -tial fuses into a single ch sound, which turns three beats into LES-chuhl.
Not SE-les-chuhl-BAH-dee
Celestial peaks on its second beat while body peaks on its first.
Tip: Body keeps the short o of hot, so the phrase closes BAH-dee in American speech and BO-dee in British.
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