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Elixir Pronunciation
Elixir is pronounced i-LIK-ser, IPA /ɪˈlɪksɝ/.
i-LIK-ser
US /ɪˈlɪksɝ/ · UK /ɪˈlɪksə/
Syllables: i · LIK · ser (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: A liquid thought to cure illness or grant long life, or any supposed magical remedy.
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Elixir in a Sentence
- Alchemists spent lifetimes hunting for the elixir of life.
- He calls strong coffee his morning elixir.
- The bottle was labelled as a herbal elixir.
Common Mispronunciations of Elixir
Not e-LIK-seer
Finish on a weak ser, the vowel of her. Stretching it to seer gives the word a mock-antique ring.
Not EE-lik-ser
Keep the opening syllable faint and land on LIK. The word comes into English through Arabic and Latin, and both put the weight in the middle.
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