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Metamorphosis Pronunciation
Metamorphosis is pronounced me-tuh-MAWR-fuh-suhs, IPA /ˌmɛtəˈmɔrfəsəs/.
me-tuh-MAWR-fuh-suhs
US /ˌmɛtəˈmɔrfəsəs/ · UK /ˌmɛtəˈmɔːfəˌsɪs/
Syllables: me · tuh · MAWR · fuh · suhs (5 syllables, stress on syllable 3)
noun: A complete change of form, as when a caterpillar becomes a butterfly.
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Metamorphosis in a Sentence
- The metamorphosis from larva to adult takes three weeks.
- His metamorphosis into a committee man surprised everyone.
- The story opens after the metamorphosis has already happened.
Common Mispronunciations of Metamorphosis
Not me-tuh-mawr-FOH-sis
MAWR in third place takes the beat, and sliding it one further on borrows a Greek pattern English did not keep.
Not ME-tuh-mawr-fuh-suhs
Five beats, and the first two are only a run-up to the loud MAWR.
Tip: The plural shifts the ending: metamorphoses, me-tuh-MAWR-fuh-seez.
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