Can anyone please give a detailed pronunciation method for the word laboratory? I mean, is it labo-ra-tory or labo-ra-to-ry?
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The CUVPlus electronic dictionary (based on the Oxford Learners' Dictionary) gives laboratory: l@'b0r@trI (which is lə'bɒrətrɪ in IPA) The CMUdict electronic dictionary (American English) gives LABORATORY L AE1 B R AH0 T AO2 R IY0 See this post for a link to the key to the pronunciation codes. |
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Usually |ˈlæbrəˌtɔri| in American English and |ləˈbɒrətri| in British English |
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Merriam Webster provides MP3 recordings. |
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