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Ensemble Pronunciation
Ensemble is pronounced ahn-SAHM-buhl, IPA /ɑnˈsɑmbəl/.
ahn-SAHM-buhl
US /ɑnˈsɑmbəl/ · UK /ɒnˈsɒmbəl/
Syllables: ahn · SAHM · buhl (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: A small group of musicians or actors who perform together, or a complete outfit of clothes.
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Ensemble in a Sentence
- The ensemble plays without a conductor.
- She wore an ensemble of grey linen.
- A twelve-piece ensemble filled the whole stage.
Common Mispronunciations of Ensemble
Not en-SEM-buhl
This word keeps its French vowels, so both the en and the em come out as an open nasal ah rather than the e of bed.
Not ahn-SAHM-bluh
The le at the close is an English buhl, not the French bluh.
Tip: The s is a plain hiss here, even though a French s between vowels usually buzzes.
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