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Registrar Pronunciation
Registrar is pronounced RE-ji-strahr, IPA /ˈrɛdʒɪˌstrɑr/.
RE-ji-strahr
US /ˈrɛdʒɪˌstrɑr/ · UK /ˈrɛdʒɪˌstrɑː/
Syllables: RE · ji · strahr (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: An official who keeps records, or a hospital doctor in training.
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Registrar in a Sentence
- The registrar came round at eight.
- You give notice to the registrar a month beforehand.
- She is the registrar for births and deaths in the district.
Common Mispronunciations of Registrar
Not RE-ji-ster
Registrar finishes in ar rather than er, so the last beat is a full strahr.
Not RE-ji-strah
That final r is sounded in American English and dropped in southern England, but the long ah before it holds either way.
Tip: Both RE-ji-strahr and re-ji-STRAHR are in use, the front-stressed one being the older.
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