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Estuary Pronunciation
Estuary is pronounced ES-choo-e-ree, IPA /ˈɛstʃuˌɛri/.
ES-choo-e-ree
US /ˈɛstʃuˌɛri/ · UK /ˈɛstjuːəˌri/
Syllables: ES · choo · e · ree (4 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: The wide mouth of a river where it meets the sea and fresh water mixes with salt.
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Estuary in a Sentence
- Wading birds feed on the mudflats of the estuary.
- The town sits at the head of the estuary.
- A ferry crosses the estuary twice an hour.
Common Mispronunciations of Estuary
Not e-STYOO-uh-ree
The beat never leaves the opening syllable, ES. Shifting it to the middle also stretches a vowel that should stay brief.
Not ES-tyoo-ree
Four syllables live here, not three. The -uary ending gives choo plus uh plus ree in careful speech.
Tip: In American speech the tu becomes choo; many British speakers keep a tyoo instead.
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