Pronunciation

How to pronounce “accuracy”

“accuracy” is pronounced /ækjʊɹəsi/ — 4 syllables.
The sound

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accuracy

/ækjʊɹəsi/

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4 syllables. Stress the 'ac' part (say it longer and louder) and let the others relax — unstressed vowels often soften to a lazy /ə/.
Meaning

the quality of being near to the true value

“he was beginning to doubt the accuracy of his compass”

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