HOW TO PRONOUNCE
privilege
/ˈpɹɪvlədʒ/
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Stress PRIV.
Two- and three-syllable pronunciations occur. End with the j of job; the final e is silent.
2 syllables · Stress on syllable 1
Also listed with 3 syllables.
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“It was a privilege to meet her.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does privilege mean?
noun
- A particular benefit, advantage, or favor; a right or immunity enjoyed by some but not others; a prerogative, preferential treatment.
- An especially rare or fortunate opportunity; the good fortune (to do something).
- The fact of being privileged; the status or existence of (now especially social or economic) benefit or advantage within a given society.
More meanings (8)
noun
- A right or immunity enjoyed by a legislative body or its members.
- A common law doctrine that protects certain communications from being used as evidence in court.
- An ability to perform an action on the system that can be selectively granted or denied to users.
- (historical) An exemption from certain laws granted by the Pope.
- (archaic) A stock market option.
verb
- To prioritize.
- (archaic) To grant some particular right or exemption to; to invest with a peculiar right or immunity; to authorize
- (archaic) To bring or put into a condition of privilege or exemption from evil or danger; to exempt; to deliver.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈpɹɪvlədʒ/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗Other dictionary pronunciations
/ˈpɹɪv.ɪ.lɪd͡ʒ//ˈpɹɪv.ə.lɪd͡ʒ//ˈpɹɪv.lɪd͡ʒ/
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“I shall be charmed. A visit to Treadley would be a great privilege. It has a perfect host, and a perfect library.”
But this charming privilege was lost upon our hero, who was already making his way across the room to Madame de Cintré.
More book examples (3)
If, on the contrary, there is wealth which is not the product of labor, why is the possession of it a privilege?
To work at the things you love, or for those you love, is to turn work into play and duty into privilege.
It had attached to it a stream and lake to which the gentlemen who had the privilege of the house were admitted.