English pronunciation · Words Starting with M
Memories Pronunciation
Memories is pronounced ME-mer-eez, IPA /ˈmɛmɝiz/.
ME-mer-eez
US /ˈmɛmɝiz/ · UK /ˈmɛməˌriz/
Syllables: ME · mer · eez (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun (plural): Things a person remembers from the past.
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Memories in a Sentence
- Her memories of the farm are all of summer.
- The photographs brought back memories.
- Childhood memories are rarely reliable.
Common Mispronunciations of Memories
Not me-MOR-eez
The plural adds no beat and moves nothing, so this is memory with a buzz on the end.
Not MEM-uh-reess
An ies ending after a vowel buzzes into z, the way stories and copies do.
Tip: In relaxed speech the middle beat disappears and the word runs as MEM-reez.
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