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Guillotine Pronunciation
Guillotine is pronounced GI-luh-teen, IPA /ˈgijəˌtin/.
GI-luh-teen
US /ˈgijəˌtin/ · UK /ˈgɪləˌtiːn/
Syllables: GI · luh · teen (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun and verb: A machine with a heavy falling blade, used for beheading and for cutting paper.
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Guillotine in a Sentence
- The guillotine was in use in France until 1977.
- She trimmed the prints on the office guillotine.
- A guillotine stood in the middle of the square.
Common Mispronunciations of Guillotine
Not gwi-luh-TEEN
No w comes out of the gui. The word opens on a plain g.
Not gi-luh-TEEN
In careful speech the first beat is the loud one, GI, even though the long teen at the end draws attention.
Tip: American dictionaries also list GEE-uh-teen, nearer the French, while British ones keep the l: GI-luh-teen.
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