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Interdict Pronunciation
Interdict is pronounced IN-ter-dikt, IPA /ˈɪntɝˌdɪkt/.
IN-ter-dikt
US /ˈɪntɝˌdɪkt/
Syllables: IN · ter · dikt (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun and verb: An official order forbidding something, or the act of intercepting goods or people on the way to their destination.
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Interdict in a Sentence
- The court issued an interdict against further building on the site.
- Patrols were sent to interdict smuggling along the river.
- An interdict from the bishop kept the church closed for a year.
Common Mispronunciations of Interdict
Not in-ter-DIKT (for the noun)
As a noun the weight sits at the front: IN-ter-dikt. The verb takes the beat at the end, and mixing the two is the usual slip.
Not IN-truh-dikt
The middle is ter, the same syllable as in interval and interest. Reducing it to truh loses a beat the word needs.
Tip: Noun at the front, verb at the back: an IN-ter-dikt, but to in-ter-DIKT a shipment.
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