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ensemble

/ɑnˈsɑmbəl/

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Stress the middle syllable.

Keep the m-b sounds together. Finish with a relaxed vowel and l.

3 syllables · Stress on syllable 2

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The ensemble rehearsed after lunch.

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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

What does ensemble mean?

noun

  1. A coordinated set of clothing: a set of garments selected to accompany one another.
  2. A group of musicians, dancers, actors, etc who perform together; e.g. the chorus of a ballet company.
  3. A piece for several instrumentalists or vocalists.
More meanings (5)

noun

  1. A probability distribution for the state of the system.
  2. A supervised learning algorithm combining multiple hypotheses.

verb

  1. To put together in a coordinated whole.
  2. To perform in a musical ensemble.
  3. To employ a supervised learning algorithm combining multiple hypotheses.

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IPA pronunciation

/ɑnˈsɑmbəl/

Pronunciation used in the listening tip.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˌɑnˈsɑm.bəl/
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Humanity in its ensemble is the reality sought by the social genius under the mystical name of God.
P.-J. (Pierre-Joseph) ProudhonSystem of Economical Contradictions; Or, The Philosophy of MiseryProject Gutenberg ebook #444
Pouchet calls this "conciliation" into a "harmonieux ensemble" "la plus glorieuse des conquetes intellectuelles du moyen age."
Andrew Dickson WhiteHistory of the Warfare of Science with Theology in ChristendomProject Gutenberg ebook #505
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Spink is a remarkably strong man, whose tout ensemble is highly characteristic of a North-country fisherman.
Robert Louis StevensonRecords of a Family of EngineersProject Gutenberg ebook #280
Much time is devoted to ensemble work among our people of all ages.
J. L. KennonThe Planet Mars and Its Inhabitants, a Psychic RevelationProject Gutenberg ebook #563
Néanmoins, je réciterai une autre fois ma leçon ensemble: d’hand, de fingres, de nails, d’arm, d’elbow, de nick, de sin, de foot, de coun.
William ShakespeareThe Complete Works of William ShakespeareProject Gutenberg ebook #100