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Emerald Pronunciation
Emerald is pronounced EM-er-uhld, IPA /ˈɛmɝrəld/.
EM-er-uhld
US /ˈɛmɝrəld/ · UK /ˈɛmərəld/
Syllables: EM · er · uhld (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun and adjective: A deep green precious stone, or the colour of one.
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Emerald in a Sentence
- The ring holds a single emerald in an old setting.
- She wore an emerald green coat to the hearing.
- Colombia produces most of the world's fine emerald.
Common Mispronunciations of Emerald
Not i-ME-ruhld
Front stress carries the word. A middle peak borrows the shape of emerge, which is unrelated.
Not E-muh-rald
The last beat keeps no full a in it, closing instead on a weak ruhld.
Tip: Most speakers run it to two beats, EM-ruhld, and the careful three-beat form is the one the dictionaries print.
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