Pronunciation

How to pronounce “average

“average” is pronounced /ævɹɪdʒ/ — 2 syllables.
The sound

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average

/ævɹɪdʒ/

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

a statistic describing the location of a distribution

it set the norm for American homes

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