Pronunciation
How to pronounce “deliveries”
“deliveries” is pronounced /dɪlɪvɚɹiz/ — 4 syllables.
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deliveries
/dɪlɪvɚɹiz/
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4 syllables. Stress the 'iv' part (say it longer and louder) and let the others relax — unstressed vowels often soften to a lazy /ə/.Meaning
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
“his reluctant delivery of bad news”
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