English pronunciation · Words Starting with C
Cemetery Pronunciation
Cemetery is pronounced SE-muh-te-ree, IPA /ˈsɛməˌtɛri/.
SE-muh-te-ree
US /ˈsɛməˌtɛri/ · UK /ˈsɛmɪtəri/
Syllables: SE · muh · te · ree (4 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A piece of ground set aside for burying the dead, usually not attached to a church.
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Cemetery in a Sentence
- The cemetery is on the hill above the village.
- They walked through the cemetery looking for the family plot.
- A new cemetery opened on the far side of town.
Common Mispronunciations of Cemetery
Not SE-muh-tree
British speech does reduce it to three beats, and that is standard there. American speech keeps four, with a light te before the ree.
Not suh-ME-tuh-ree
Three e letters and no a anywhere, which is why so many people write cemetary. The first of the three takes all the volume.
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