Pronunciation
How to pronounce “number”
“number” is pronounced /nʌmbɚ/ — 2 syllables.
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number
/nʌmbɚ/
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2 syllables. Stress the 'num' part (say it longer and louder) and let the others relax — unstressed vowels often soften to a lazy /ə/.Meaning
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
“he had a number of chores to do”
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