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How to pronounce “onomatopoeia”
onomatopoeia
/ɑːnəmæɾəpoʊiə/
5 syllableslegendnoun
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7 syllables. Stress the 'oʊ' part (say it longer and louder) and let the others relax — unstressed vowels often soften to a lazy /ə/.
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