HOW TO PRONOUNCE
biopic
/ˈbaɪ.oʊ.pɪk/
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BY-oh-pik: begin as you would say “bio.”
The opening BY-oh has the main stress, followed by a short pik. Dictionaries also record bye-OP-ik, so listen for where each speaker places the strongest beat.
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“We watched a biopic about a pioneering aviator.”
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noun
- A motion picture based on the life (or lives) of a real, rather than fictional, person (or people).
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈbaɪ.oʊ.pɪk/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
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