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Intestine Pronunciation
Intestine is pronounced in-TE-stuhn, IPA /ˌɪnˈtɛstən/.
in-TE-stuhn
US /ˌɪnˈtɛstən/ · UK /ɪnˈtɛstɪn/
Syllables: in · TE · stuhn (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: The long tube below the stomach where food is digested and absorbed.
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Intestine in a Sentence
- The small intestine is several metres long.
- An infection had inflamed part of her intestine.
- Surgeons removed a short section of intestine.
Common Mispronunciations of Intestine
Not IN-tes-tyn
Hold the ending weak, stuhn, and never let that i stretch into the eye sound of wine.
Not in-tes-TEEN
Force on TE, the second of three. A long een at the back belongs to the French spelling, not the English word.
Tip: The plural, intestines, changes nothing and simply adds a z sound.
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