HOW TO PRONOUNCE
allegation
/ˌæləˈɡeɪʃən/
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Listen for the hard g before “ay.”
The g has the sound in go. Give the ay vowel the main stress and finish with sh followed by a relaxed vowel and n.
4 syllables · Stress on syllable 3
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“The company denied the allegation.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does allegation mean?
noun
- An assertion, especially an accusation, not necessarily based on facts.
- The act of alleging.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌæləˈɡeɪʃən/
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To act according to interest is, so the allegation runs, to act selfishly, with one's own personal profit in view.
Whatever truth there may be in the allegation, the machine was wrecked through deficient equilibrium at the end of the trial.
More book examples (3)
“I am in a condition to prove my allegation: an insuperable impediment to this marriage exists.”
If the allegation against John Kincaid was true it does not seem that he valued his lovely wife as he ought to have done.
They study the art of speaking, of question, allegation and rejoinder.