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Protocol Pronunciation
Protocol is pronounced PROH-tuh-kahl, IPA /ˈproʊtəˌkɑl/.
PROH-tuh-kahl
US /ˈproʊtəˌkɑl/ · UK /ˈprəʊtəˌkɒl/
Syllables: PROH · tuh · kahl (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: The accepted procedure for doing something, or a set of rules for exchanging data.
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Protocol in a Sentence
- Hospital protocol requires two signatures.
- The protocol was signed in Kyoto in 1997.
- Our protocol encrypts everything before it leaves the device.
Common Mispronunciations of Protocol
Not PROH-tuh-kuhl
That last beat keeps a full vowel, kahl, rather than fading away as the ending of practical does.
Not pruh-TOH-kuhl
Protocol opens loudly on PROH and the two beats behind it step down.
Tip: British speakers round the ending to kol and Americans open it to kahl.
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