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Empirically Pronunciation
Empirically is pronounced em-PI-ri-kuh-lee, IPA /ɛmˈpɪrɪkəli/.
em-PI-ri-kuh-lee
US /ɛmˈpɪrɪkəli/ · UK /ɛmˈpɪrɪkli/
Syllables: em · PI · ri · kuh · lee (5 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
adverb: On the basis of observation or experiment rather than theory.
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Empirically in a Sentence
- The figure was arrived at empirically.
- Empirically, the shorter route is faster at rush hour.
- Nothing in the claim has been tested empirically.
Common Mispronunciations of Empirically
Not em-PY-ri-kuh-lee
Keep the stressed i short, as in pit. The long eye belongs to empire, which is a separate word despite the shared letters.
Not EM-pi-ri-kuh-lee
Hand the peak to PI, the second of five beats, and hold the opening em light.
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