English pronunciation · Words Starting with D
Democratic Pronunciation
Democratic is pronounced de-muh-KRA-tik, IPA /ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk/.
de-muh-KRA-tik
US /ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk/ · UK /ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk/
Syllables: de · muh · KRA · tik (4 syllables, stress on syllable 3)
adjective: Based on government by elected representatives, or treating everyone as an equal.
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Democratic in a Sentence
- The club runs on democratic lines, with a vote on everything.
- Several democratic reforms were passed that spring.
- It was a democratic decision, even if nobody liked it.
Common Mispronunciations of Democratic
Not duh-MAH-kruh-tik
Democracy peaks in the middle, but democratic drags the weight onto KRA.
Not de-muh-KRAY-tik
That stressed a is short, the vowel of cat, however the noun behaves.
Tip: Democrat, democracy and democratic all sit differently: DE-muh-krat, duh-MAH-kruh-see, de-muh-KRA-tik.
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