English pronunciation · Words Starting with C
Continuity Pronunciation
Continuity is pronounced kahn-tuh-NOO-uh-tee, IPA /ˌkɑntəˈnuəti/.
kahn-tuh-NOO-uh-tee
US /ˌkɑntəˈnuəti/ · UK /kɒntɪˈnjuːɪti/
Syllables: kahn · tuh · NOO · uh · tee (5 syllables, stress on syllable 3)
noun: The state of continuing without a break, or the matching of details between film scenes.
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Continuity in a Sentence
- Staff changes threatened the continuity of care.
- A continuity error put the glass on the wrong side of the table.
- There is little continuity between the two volumes.
Common Mispronunciations of Continuity
Not kuhn-TI-nyoo-uh-tee
Pile the weight onto NOO, the third beat, rather than leaving it where continue has it.
Not kahn-tuh-NOO-i-ty
The last two beats both reduce, to uh and tee, so the ending matches city rather than tie.
Tip: British speakers keep the y glide and say kahn-ti-NYOO-i-tee.
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