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Hygiene Pronunciation
Hygiene is pronounced HY-jeen, IPA /ˈhaɪˌdʒin/.
HY-jeen
US /ˈhaɪˌdʒin/ · UK /ˈhaɪdʒiːn/
Syllables: HY · jeen (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: The practice of keeping yourself and your surroundings clean in order to stay healthy.
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Hygiene in a Sentence
- Food hygiene rules are posted beside the sink.
- Dental hygiene starts with brushing twice a day.
- The hospital reviewed its hygiene procedures after the audit.
Common Mispronunciations of Hygiene
Not hy-JEEN
Hygienic pulls the force inward and this word never does, so HY keeps the volume.
Not HY-jee-een
The gie block makes a single jeen, so the word closes on one beat and not two.
Tip: Hygienic shifts the beat and shortens the vowel: hy-JEE-nik in America, hy-JEE-nik or hy-JE-nik in Britain.
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