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Oasis Pronunciation
Oasis is pronounced oh-AY-sis, IPA /oʊˈeɪsɪs/.
oh-AY-sis
US /oʊˈeɪsɪs/ · UK /əʊˈeɪsɪs/
Syllables: oh · AY · sis (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: A fertile place with water in a desert, or any calm spot in the middle of something difficult.
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Oasis in a Sentence
- The caravan stopped at an oasis for two days.
- That little park is an oasis in the middle of the city.
- An oasis forms where groundwater reaches the surface.
Common Mispronunciations of Oasis
Not OH-uh-sis
Nothing is loud until the second beat. That opening oh is only a stepping stone into AY.
Not oh-A-sis
That middle vowel is the long ay of day, so the word rhymes with basis.
Tip: Two or more of them are oases, oh-AY-seez, with the ending changed and the beat in the same place.
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