English pronunciation · Words Starting with D
Dietary Pronunciation
Dietary is pronounced DY-uh-te-ree, IPA /ˈdaɪəˌtɛri/.
DY-uh-te-ree
US /ˈdaɪəˌtɛri/ · UK /ˈdaɪətəri/
Syllables: DY · uh · te · ree (4 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
adjective: Relating to what a person or animal eats.
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Dietary in a Sentence
- Tell the caterers about any dietary requirements.
- Dietary fibre comes mainly from plants.
- The study tracked dietary changes over a decade.
Common Mispronunciations of Dietary
Not dy-uh-TE-ree
Diet hands its front weight straight on, so the loud beat never leaves the opening DY.
Not DEE-tuh-ree
The word has four beats in American speech and three in British, but both keep the diet at the start audible.
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