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Key to the Pronunciations
This dictionary uses a simple respelling system to show how entries
are pronounced, using the symbols listed below. Generally, only the first
of two or more identical headwords will have a pronunciation respelling.
Where a derivative simply adds a common suffix such as -less, -ness,
or -ly to the headword, the derivative may not have a pronunciation
respelling unless some other element of the pronunciation also
changes.
a
as in
hat
/hat/
, fashion
/"fasH@n/
, carry
/"karE/
A
as in
day
/dA/
, rate
/rAt/
, maid
/mAd/
, prey
/prA/
ä
as in
lot
/lät/
, father
/"fäTH@r/
, barnyard
/"bärn%yärd/
b
as in
big
/big/
cH
as in
church
/cH@rcH/
, picture
/"pikcH@r/
d
as in
dog
/dôg/
, bed
/bed/
e
as in
men
/men/
, bet
/bet/
, ferry
/"ferE/
E
as in
feet
/fEt/
, receive
/ri"sEv/
e(@)r
as in
air
/e(@)r/
, care
/ke(@)r/
@
as in
about
/@"bout/
, soda
/"sOd@/
, mother
/"m@TH@r/
,
person
/"p@rs@n/
f
as in
free
/frE/
, graph
/graf/
, tough
/t@f/
g
as in
get
/get/
, exist
/ig"zist/
, egg
/eg/
h
as in
her
/h@r/
, behave
/bi"hAv/
i
as in
fit
/fit/
, guild
/gild/
, women
/"wimin/
I
as in
time
/tIm/
, guide
/gId/
, hire
/hI(@)r/
, sky
/skI/
i(@)r
as in
ear
/i(@)r/
, beer
/bi(@)r/
, pierce
/pi(@)rs/
j
as in
judge
/j@j/
, carriage
/"karij/
k
as in
kettle
/"ketl/
, cut
/k@t/
, quick
/kwik/
l
as in
lap
/lap/
, cellar
/"sel@r/
, cradle
/"krAdl/
m
as in
main
/mAn/
, dam
/dam/