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Opinion Pronunciation
Opinion is pronounced uh-PI-nyuhn, IPA /əˈpɪnjən/.
uh-PI-nyuhn
US /əˈpɪnjən/ · UK /əˈpɪniən/
Syllables: uh · PI · nyuhn (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: A view or judgement about something that is not necessarily based on fact.
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Opinion in a Sentence
- In my opinion the second draft is stronger.
- Opinion in the village is split.
- She asked for a second opinion before agreeing.
Common Mispronunciations of Opinion
Not OH-pi-nee-uhn
Land the beat on PI and fold the nion ending into a single nyuhn. Opening loud stretches the word to four beats.
Not uh-PIN-yun
Let the last syllable fade to nyuhn rather than landing on a full yun. Unstressed endings in English lose their vowels.
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