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Generator Pronunciation
Generator is pronounced JE-ner-ay-ter, IPA /ˈdʒɛnɝˌeɪtɝ/.
JE-ner-ay-ter
US /ˈdʒɛnɝˌeɪtɝ/ · UK /ˈdʒɛnəˌreɪtə/
Syllables: JE · ner · ay · ter (4 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A machine that produces electricity, or anything that produces something else.
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Generator in a Sentence
- The hospital ran on its generator for nine hours.
- A small generator powers the lights in the barn.
- Tourism is the biggest generator of income here.
Common Mispronunciations of Generator
Not jen-uh-RAY-ter
The beat stays right at the front, on JE, with the rest running downhill. Nouns in -ator keep the stress of their verb, and generate leans on the first syllable too.
Not GE-ner-ay-tor with a hard g
The opening g is soft, the j of gem.
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