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confidential
/ˌkɑnfəˈdɛnʃəl/
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Stress “den” and finish with a light “shul.”
Keep the third syllable strongest; the tial spelling contributes one light syllable beginning with sh.
4 syllables · Stress on syllable 3
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“The folder contains confidential material.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does confidential mean?
adjective
- Kept, or meant to be kept, secret within a certain circle of persons; not intended to be known publicly.
More meanings (2)
adjective
- (dated) Inclined to share confidences; (of things) making people inclined to share confidences; involving the sharing of confidences.
- (dated) Having someone's confidence or trust; having a position requiring trust; worthy of being trusted with confidences.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌkɑnfəˈdɛnʃəl/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗Other dictionary pronunciations
/ˌkɔn.fɪˈdɛn.ʃəl//ˌkɑn.fɪˈdɛn.ʃəl/
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See this word in context.
The Party shall protect such business information as is confidential from disclosure that would prejudice the investor's or the investment's competitive position.
Today when I get a confidential letter that starts out, "You have been selected--" I never read farther than the word "selected."
More book examples (3)
It may be advisable to superadd to the above, the statement that Mrs. Micawber is not in confidential possession of my intentions.’
The factory omlah headed by the dignified, portly gornasta or confidential adviser, dressed in snowy turbans and spotless white, now come forward.
After making a movement, his most confidential officers and men have had to search for him for days together, perhaps without finding him.