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Statutes Pronunciation
Statutes is pronounced STA-choots, IPA /ˈstætʃuts/.
STA-choots
US /ˈstætʃuts/ · UK /ˈstætʃuːts/
Syllables: STA · choots (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun (plural of statute): Written laws passed by a parliament or other legislature.
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Statutes in a Sentence
- Two statutes from the 1960s still govern the process.
- The statutes were repealed in a single afternoon.
- Local statutes vary from state to state.
Common Mispronunciations of Statutes
Not stuh-TOOTS
The beat sits on the opening syllable and stays there through the plural.
Not STAY-choots
The first vowel is the flat a of cat. Lengthening it to ay is the commonest slip here.
Tip: Three words get tangled: a statute is a law, a statue is a sculpture, and stature is height or standing.
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