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Initiatives Pronunciation
Initiatives is pronounced i-NI-shuh-tivz, IPA /ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪvz/.
i-NI-shuh-tivz
US /ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪvz/ · UK /ɪˈnɪʃiəˌtɪvz/
Syllables: i · NI · shuh · tivz (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun (plural): New plans or programmes started in order to solve a problem or improve something.
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Initiatives in a Sentence
- The council announced three initiatives on housing.
- Most of these initiatives run out of funding within a year.
- Both parties back the same initiatives on rail.
Common Mispronunciations of Initiatives
Not i-NI-shee-uh-tivz
Four beats, not five: the tia folds into a single shuh. Initiation keeps the longer form, but this word does not.
Not i-ni-shuh-TIVZ
Land the punch on NI, the second beat, and let everything after it run downhill.
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