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Serpentine Pronunciation
Serpentine is pronounced SUR-puhn-tyn, IPA /ˈsɝpənˌtaɪn/.
SUR-puhn-tyn
US /ˈsɝpənˌtaɪn/ · UK /ˈsɜːpɪnˌtaɪn/
Syllables: SUR · puhn · tyn (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
adjective and noun: Winding like a snake, and also the name of a green mineral.
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Serpentine in a Sentence
- The road is serpentine for the last two miles.
- A serpentine queue filled the whole hall.
- The fireplace is cut from serpentine.
Common Mispronunciations of Serpentine
Not sur-puhn-TEEN
This ine ending takes the long i of mine, unlike the ee that machine and ravine carry.
Not sur-PEN-tyn
Serpentine is loud at the front, so SUR carries it and the middle beat sinks to puhn.
Tip: Serpent and serpentine share the same opening, with the longer word adding a tyn on the end.
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