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Epistemology Pronunciation
Epistemology is pronounced e-pi-stuh-MAH-luh-jee, IPA /ɛˌpɪstəˈmɑləˌdʒi/.
e-pi-stuh-MAH-luh-jee
US /ɛˌpɪstəˈmɑləˌdʒi/ · UK /ɪˌpɪstɪˈmɒlədʒi/
Syllables: e · pi · stuh · MAH · luh · jee (6 syllables, stress on syllable 4)
noun: The branch of philosophy concerned with knowledge and how we come by it.
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Epistemology in a Sentence
- Her thesis sits somewhere between epistemology and psychology.
- The seminar covers epistemology for six weeks.
- Any claim about evidence is an epistemology question first.
Common Mispronunciations of Epistemology
Not e-PI-stuh-mah-luh-jee
Six beats, and the fourth carries all of them. Pushing an earlier one makes the rest run downhill.
Not e-pi-stee-MAH-luh-jee
The third beat is a quick stuh. A long ee there borrows from the word esteem.
Tip: Every ology word puts its peak on the syllable in front of the logy, which here is the MAH.
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