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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

procedure

/pɹəˈsidʒɚ/

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American Pronunciation Guide · 1:05
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Follow it with the j sound in job and a light r-colored ending.

3 syllables · Stress on syllable 2

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The guide explains the procedure.

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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

What does procedure mean?

noun

  1. A particular method for performing a task.
  2. A series of small tasks or steps taken to accomplish an end.
  3. The set of established forms or methods of an organized body for accomplishing a certain task or tasks.
More meanings (4)

noun

  1. The steps taken in an action or other legal proceeding.
  2. A subroutine coded to perform a specific task, which is not permitted a return value when distinguished from a function.
  3. A surgical operation.
  4. (obsolete) That which results; issue; product.

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IPA pronunciation

/pɹəˈsidʒɚ/

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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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The recommended procedure was to face away from ground zero and watch the hills or sky until the fireball illuminated the area.
Carl R. Maag; Steve RohrerProject Trinity, 1945-1946Project Gutenberg ebook #548
The Council shall act unanimously, except on matters of procedure and in cases where Article K.3 expressly provides for other voting rules.
European UnionThe Treaty of the European Union, Maastricht Treaty, 7th February, 1992Project Gutenberg ebook #686
More book examples (3)
Exorbitant desire for uniformity of procedure and for prompt external results are the chief foes which the open-minded attitude meets in school.
John DeweyDemocracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of EducationProject Gutenberg ebook #852
Of course the chords which are brought to the mind of the player must be properly chosen or the procedure is useless.
Hans GrossCriminal Psychology: A Manual for Judges, Practitioners, and StudentsTranslated by Horace Meyer KallenProject Gutenberg ebook #1320
And if you think this tax-exemption privilege should be taken away from the church grafters, let me suggest a course of procedure.
Upton SinclairThe Profits of Religion: An Essay in Economic InterpretationProject Gutenberg ebook #1558