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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

enhancement

/ɛnˈhænsmənt/

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Stress “hance” and keep the “h” audible.

Use three syllables, with a short a vowel on the middle beat. Keep n, s and m connected before the light final vowel, without inserting another syllable.

3 syllables · Stress on syllable 2

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The update includes a useful enhancement.

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What does enhancement mean?

noun

  1. An improvement or supplement that tends to increase a sense of esteem.
  2. The degree to which the image of a scan stands out as a bright area.

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IPA pronunciation

/ɛnˈhænsmənt/

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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Other dictionary pronunciations

/ɪnˈhæns.mənt/
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Art and luxury have early learned that they must work as enhancement and sequel to this original beauty.
Ralph Waldo EmersonEssays by Ralph Waldo EmersonProject Gutenberg ebook #16643
In the purchase of foreign commodities, this enhancement in the price of corn may give them some little advantage.
Adam SmithAn Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of NationsProject Gutenberg ebook #3300
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Probably, the enhancement of nutrition compensates for the harm from lowering soil temperature.
Steve SolomonGardening without irrigation : $b or without much, anywayProject Gutenberg ebook #4512
This enhancement of the qualities which make any ordinary experience appealing, appropriable--capable of full assimilation--and enjoyable, constitutes the prime function of literature, music, drawing, painting, etc., in education.
John DeweyDemocracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of EducationProject Gutenberg ebook #852
But the adversary does the same; therefore, there is a new mutual enhancement, which, in pure conception, must create a fresh effort towards an extreme.
Carl von ClausewitzOn WarTranslated by J. J. (James John) GrahamProject Gutenberg ebook #1946