How to pronounce “plagiarism”
Say “plagiarism” in 4 beats
plagiarism
/ˈpleɪdʒɚˌɪzəm/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /pleɪdʒəɹɪzəm/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- pleɪpleɪstress
- dʒɚdʒɚ
- ɪɪ
- zəmzəm
- IPA (American)
- /ˈpleɪdʒɚˌɪzəm/
- IPA (British)
- /pleɪdʒəɹɪzəm/
- Respelling
- PLAY-juh-i-zuhm
- Syllables
- 4 — PLEꞮ-dʒɚ-ɪ-zəm
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: PLEꞮ-dʒɚ-ɪ-zəm. “pleɪ” 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
/ˈpleɪdʒɚˌɪzəm/
/pleɪdʒəɹɪzəm/
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What “plagiarism” means
- noun
a piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work
- noun
the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own
Say it in a sentence
“The rules on plagiarism are explained in the first lecture.”“plagiarism”, answered
How do you pronounce “plagiarism”?
“plagiarism” is pronounced /ˈpleɪdʒɚˌɪzəm/ (PLAY-juh-i-zuhm) in American English and /pleɪdʒəɹɪzəm/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “pleɪ”. Build it as PLEꞮ-dʒɚ-ɪ-zəm, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “plagiarism” have?
4: pleɪ · dʒɚ · ɪ · zəm. The beat lands on the first, “pleɪ”.
Is “plagiarism” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈpleɪdʒɚˌɪzəm/ (PLAY-juh-i-zuhm); British English says /pleɪdʒəɹɪzəm/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “plagiarism” mean?
As a noun: a piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work For example: “The rules on plagiarism are explained in the first lecture.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “plagiarism”?
Stress the first syllable: PLEꞮ-dʒɚ-ɪ-zəm. “pleɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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