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Oases Pronunciation
Oases is pronounced oh-AY-seez, IPA /oʊˈeɪsiz/.
oh-AY-seez
US /oʊˈeɪsiz/ · UK /əʊˈeɪsiːz/
Syllables: oh · AY · seez (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun (plural of oasis): Fertile places in a desert where water reaches the surface.
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Oases in a Sentence
- Three oases lie along the old caravan route.
- The oases shrank as the water table fell.
- Maps of the period mark every one of the oases.
Common Mispronunciations of Oases
Not OH-uh-seez
AY in the middle is the loud beat, and the opening oh is light.
Not oh-AY-sis
The plural closes on seez, and only the singular oasis ends in sis.
Tip: Oasis is oh-AY-sis and oases is oh-AY-seez, so only the last sound changes.
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