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epiphany
/ɪˈpɪfəni/
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Put the main beat on “pif.”
The second syllable carries the stress, and ph is pronounced as f. Keep the opening vowel light and finish with an unstressed nee sound, using four syllables here.
4 syllables · Stress on syllable 2
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“The conversation led to an epiphany.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does epiphany mean?
noun
- An illuminating realization or discovery, often resulting in a personal feeling of elation, awe, or wonder.
- A manifestation or appearance of a divine or superhuman being.
- Alternative letter-case form of Epiphany.
More meanings (6)
noun
- A manifestation of the divinity of Jesus Christ, especially to the Magi (Matthew 2:1–12), but also at his baptism and the Wedding at Cana.
- An annual Christian feast celebrating these events, usually on January 6, the twelfth day after Christmas.
- The day of the celebration, January 6, or sometimes (in Western Christianity), the Sunday between January 2 and 8.
- The season or time of the Christian church year, either from the Epiphany feast day to Shrove Tuesday (the day before Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent), or from the Epiphany feast day to the feast of Candlemas (marking the presentation of Jesus Christ in the Temple in Jerusalem).
- an experience of sudden and striking insight
proper noun
- A female given name.
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IPA pronunciation
/ɪˈpɪfəni/
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It was a grand farewell dinner, as he and Denísov were leaving to join their regiment after Epiphany.
The last-mentioned group of names comes in the Catholic Calendar in connection with the feast of the Epiphany (6th January); and the name "Trois Rois" is commonly to-day given to these stars by the French and Swiss peasants.