Pronunciation
How to pronounce “separate”
“separate” is pronounced /sɛpɹət/ — 2 syllables.
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separate
/sɛpɹət/
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2 syllables. Stress the 'sɛpɹ' part (say it longer and louder) and let the others relax — unstressed vowels often soften to a lazy /ə/.Meaning
a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication
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