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Exhibit Pronunciation
Exhibit is pronounced ig-ZI-bit, IPA /ɪgˈzɪbɪt/.
ig-ZI-bit
US /ɪgˈzɪbɪt/ · UK /ɛgˈzɪbɪt/
Syllables: ig · ZI · bit (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
verb and noun: To show something publicly, or an object or display put on show.
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Exhibit in a Sentence
- The gallery will exhibit her early work.
- The exhibit is behind glass.
- He refused to exhibit anything that year.
Common Mispronunciations of Exhibit
Not ek-SI-bit
Here the h is silent and the x buzzes into gz, giving ig-ZI rather than ek-SI.
Not EK-si-bit
ZI is the pushed beat, two in, and the opening ig goes by almost unheard.
Tip: Exhibit buzzes and exhibition hisses, because the push moves and the x changes with it.
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