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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

ecology

/ɪˈkɑlədʒi/

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American Pronunciation Guide · 0:47
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Stress the second syllable.

The opening vowel varies. Finish with the j of job followed by ee.

4 syllables · Stress on syllable 2

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The research examines the ecology of the wetland.

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What does ecology mean?

noun

  1. The branch of biology dealing with the relationships of organisms with their environment and with each other.
  2. Any study of the relationships of components of a system with their environment and with each other.
  3. The totality or pattern of relationships of components of a system with their environment and with each other.

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IPA pronunciation

/ɪˈkɑlədʒi/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/iˈkɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/
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The agents of its formation are soil animals ranging in complexity from microorganisms through insects working together in a complex ecology.
Steve SolomonOrganic Gardener's CompostingProject Gutenberg ebook #4342
(The new science of Ecology occupies an intermediate position between the biography of species and the biography of individuals.
A. C. (Albert Charles) SewardDarwin and Modern ScienceProject Gutenberg ebook #1909
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And the writer once having picked up the trail followed it with certainty, and indeed almost inevitably, as it led from ecology to anthropology and economics.
J. Frank (James Frank) DobieGuide to Life and Literature of the Southwest, with a Few ObservationsProject Gutenberg ebook #314