Pronunciation
How to pronounce “distance”
“distance” is pronounced /dɪstəns/ — 2 syllables.
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distance
/dɪstəns/
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2 syllables. Stress the 'dɪst' part (say it longer and louder) and let the others relax — unstressed vowels often soften to a lazy /ə/.Meaning
the property created by the space between two objects or points
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