HOW TO PRONOUNCE
ecology
/ɪˈkɑlədʒi/
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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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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does ecology mean?
noun
- The branch of biology dealing with the relationships of organisms with their environment and with each other.
- Any study of the relationships of components of a system with their environment and with each other.
- 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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The agents of its formation are soil animals ranging in complexity from microorganisms through insects working together in a complex ecology.
(The new science of Ecology occupies an intermediate position between the biography of species and the biography of individuals.
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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.