HOW TO PRONOUNCE
notary
/ˈnoʊtɚi/
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Start with a strong “no,” as in “note.”
The middle syllable contains a light r-colored vowel, followed by an unstressed ee at the end of the word.
3 syllables · Stress on syllable 1
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“They signed the document before a notary.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does notary mean?
noun
- A lawyer of noncontentious private civil law who drafts, takes, and records legal instruments for private parties, and provides legal advice, but does not appear in court on his or her clients' behalf.
- A public notary, a legal practitioner who prepares, attests to, and certifies documents, witnesses affidavits, and administers oaths.
- A notary public, a public officer who serves as an impartial witness to the signing of important documents, but who is not authorised to practise law.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈnoʊtɚi/
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For a woman to associate with a notary, foretells she will rashly risk her reputation, in gratification of foolish pleasure.
Did Shakspeare confide to any notary or parish recorder, sacristan, or surrogate, in Stratford, the genesis of that delicate creation?
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He was a peasant, but he had been a notary, which added trickery to his cunning, and penetration to his ingenuousness.
Julia had to swear that he was her uncle before a notary public and then have the county clerk's certificate attached.
In the previous September he had spoken to the notary Lebret, a former clerk of his father's, of his intention of making a will.