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Samaritan Pronunciation
Samaritan is pronounced suh-ME-ri-tuhn, IPA /səˈmɛrɪtən/.
suh-ME-ri-tuhn
US /səˈmɛrɪtən/ · UK /səˈmærɪtən/
Syllables: suh · ME · ri · tuhn (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: A person who helps someone in trouble, after the parable in the gospel of Luke.
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Samaritan in a Sentence
- Some samaritan had pushed the car off the road.
- She played the good samaritan again.
- A samaritan returned the wallet intact.
Common Mispronunciations of Samaritan
Not sa-muh-RY-tuhn
ME takes the beat, the second of four, and the opening suh is next to nothing.
Not suh-MA-ri-tuhn
The stressed a is the e of bed for most speakers, matching the opening of merry.
Tip: Four beats, suh-ME-ri-tuhn. Samaria, the place, rebuilds it as suh-MER-ee-uh.
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