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Syndrome Pronunciation
Syndrome is pronounced SIN-drohm, IPA /ˈsɪnˌdroʊm/.
SIN-drohm
US /ˈsɪnˌdroʊm/ · UK /ˈsɪndrəʊm/
Syllables: SIN · drohm (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A set of symptoms or behaviours that regularly occur together.
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Syndrome in a Sentence
- The syndrome was first described in 1963.
- Doctors treat the syndrome rather than any single symptom.
- He calls it the second album syndrome.
Common Mispronunciations of Syndrome
Not SIN-droh-mee
Close on a plain drohm. The Greek original ends on a vowel, and English cut it off when it borrowed the word.
Not sin-DROHM
SIN opens loud, and the drohm behind it keeps its full vowel without taking the push. That combination is unusual and is what makes the word awkward.
Tip: Two beats, SIN-drohm, rhyming with chrome at the close.
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