English pronunciation · Words Starting with D
Diocesan Pronunciation
Diocesan is pronounced dy-AH-suh-suhn, IPA /daɪˈɑsəsən/.
dy-AH-suh-suhn
US /daɪˈɑsəsən/ · UK /dɪˈəʊssən/
Syllables: dy · AH · suh · suhn (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
adjective; also noun: Belonging to a diocese, the district a bishop is responsible for.
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Diocesan in a Sentence
- The diocesan office handles all the paperwork.
- She sits on the diocesan board of education.
- Diocesan boundaries were last redrawn in 1927.
Common Mispronunciations of Diocesan
Not DY-uh-see-suhn
Diocese leads at the front, but this word pulls the weight onto its second beat and loses the ee entirely.
Not dy-oh-SEE-suhn
The loud vowel is the o of hot, flat and open, and the two beats behind it both fade to uh.
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