Pronunciation
How to pronounce “publicity”
“publicity” is pronounced /pʌblɪsɪɾi/ — 4 syllables.
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publicity
/pʌblɪsɪɾi/
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4 syllables. Stress the 'lic' part (say it longer and louder) and let the others relax — unstressed vowels often soften to a lazy /ə/.Meaning
a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution
“the packaging of new ideas”
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