HOW TO PRONOUNCE
testimony
/ˈtɛstəˌmoʊni/
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Start strongly with “tes.”
The first syllable carries the main stress. A smaller beat comes later on the oh vowel; keep the final nee syllable lighter than either beat.
4 syllables · Stress on syllable 1
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“The jury listened to her testimony.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does testimony mean?
noun
- Statements made by a witness in court.
- An account of first-hand experience.
- In a church service (or religious service), a personal account, such as one's conversion, testimony of faith, or life testimony.
More meanings (1)
noun
- Witness; evidence; proof of some fact.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈtɛstəˌmoʊni/
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗Pronunciation varies by speaker and region. About these dictionary pronunciations.
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The two men-at-arms, with whom Albert Malvoisin had not failed to communicate upon the import of their testimony, were now called forward.
And does not the slave system, by denying the slave all legal right of testimony, make every individual owner an irresponsible despot?
More book examples (3)
We often hear the defenders of the right of domain quote in defence of their views the testimony of nations and ages.
Not that they sympathize with the slave, but merely because his testimony is not admitted in court against a free white person.
During the repast which followed, Nelson, with all the sincerity of his character, bore willing testimony to the valour of his foes.