English pronunciation · Words Starting with D
Docent Pronunciation
Docent is pronounced DOH-suhnt, IPA /ˈdoʊsənt/.
DOH-suhnt
US /ˈdoʊsənt/
Syllables: DOH · suhnt (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A museum guide, or in some countries a university teacher below professor.
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Docent in a Sentence
- A docent took us through the Egyptian rooms.
- She trained as a docent at the city gallery.
- Every docent works one morning a week.
Common Mispronunciations of Docent
Not DAH-suhnt
That o runs long, so the opening beat matches dough.
Not doh-SENT
Keep the peak at the opening, because suhnt is too faint to carry it.
Tip: In American museums a docent is usually a volunteer guide; in Europe the word names a teaching post.
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