Pronunciation
How to pronounce “serious”
“serious” is pronounced /sɪɹiəs/ — 2 syllables.
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serious
/sɪɹiəs/
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3 syllables. Stress the 'sɪɹ' part (say it longer and louder) and let the others relax — unstressed vowels often soften to a lazy /ə/.Meaning
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
“a serious student of history”
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