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Pharmacy Pronunciation
Pharmacy is pronounced FAHR-muh-see, IPA /ˈfɑrməsi/.
FAHR-muh-see
US /ˈfɑrməsi/ · UK /ˈfɑːməsi/
Syllables: FAHR · muh · see (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A shop or counter where medicines are prepared and sold.
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Pharmacy in a Sentence
- The pharmacy on the corner stays open until ten.
- She studied pharmacy at Nottingham.
- Ask at the pharmacy whether the two tablets can be taken together.
Common Mispronunciations of Pharmacy
Not fahr-MA-see
Pharmacy and pharmacist both keep their weight right at the front, and only pharmaceutical shifts it.
Not FAHR-muh-sy
A cy ending gives see rather than sigh, as it does in policy and legacy.
Tip: Three beats, FAHR-muh-see, and the ar in the opening is the long ah of car.
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