How to pronounce “bibliography”
Say “bibliography” in 5 beats
bibliography
/ˌbɪbliˈɑɡɹəfi/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /bɪblɪɒɡɹəfi/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- bɪbɪ
- blibli
- ɑɑstress
- ɡɹəɡɹə
- fifi
- IPA (American)
- /ˌbɪbliˈɑɡɹəfi/
- IPA (British)
- /bɪblɪɒɡɹəfi/
- Respelling
- bi-blee-AH-gruh-fee
- Syllables
- 5 — bɪ-bli-Ɑ-ɡɹə-fi
- Stress
- Stress the third syllable: bɪ-bli-Ɑ-ɡɹə-fi. “ɑ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˌbɪbliˈɑɡɹəfi/
/bɪblɪɒɡɹəfi/
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What “bibliography” means
- noun
a list of writings with time and place of publication (such as the writings of a single author or the works referred to in preparing a document etc.)
Say it in a sentence
“The bibliography ran to eleven pages.”“bibliography”, answered
How do you pronounce “bibliography”?
“bibliography” is pronounced /ˌbɪbliˈɑɡɹəfi/ (bi-blee-AH-gruh-fee) in American English and /bɪblɪɒɡɹəfi/ in British English — 5 syllables, stressed on “ɑ”. Build it as bɪ-bli-Ɑ-ɡɹə-fi, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “bibliography” have?
5: bɪ · bli · ɑ · ɡɹə · fi. The beat lands on the third, “ɑ”.
Is “bibliography” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌbɪbliˈɑɡɹəfi/ (bi-blee-AH-gruh-fee); British English says /bɪblɪɒɡɹəfi/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “bibliography” mean?
As a noun: a list of writings with time and place of publication (such as the writings of a single author or the works referred to in preparing a document etc.) For example: “The bibliography ran to eleven pages.”
Where is the stress in “bibliography”?
Stress the third syllable: bɪ-bli-Ɑ-ɡɹə-fi. “ɑ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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