HOW TO PRONOUNCE
university
/ˌjunəˈvɝsəti/
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The r-colored vowel carries the main beat.
The opening yoo has a smaller beat, while the third syllable is strongest. Keep the final two syllables light rather than stretching the ending evenly.
5 syllables · Stress on syllable 3
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“The university is near the station.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does university mean?
noun
- An institution of higher education that provides facilities for teaching, research, and the conferral of academic degrees across undergraduate, graduate, and often professional levels.
More meanings (1)
noun
- (obsolete) The entirety of a group; all members of a class.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌjunəˈvɝsəti/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗Other dictionary pronunciations
/ˌjunəˈvərsədi//junɪˈvɝsəti//junɪˈvɝsɪti/
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When I had attained the age of seventeen my parents resolved that I should become a student at the university of Ingolstadt.
Why not ask him to send any old second-hand copies, which would have the charm of being mellowed by the university atmosphere?
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He had seen his own works condemned by university after university under the direction of theologians, and placed upon the Roman Index.
There remained to Mr. Jefferson yet one other work of patriotism and beneficence, the establishment of a university in his native state.
He was preparing to enter the university, but he and his friend Obolénski had lately, in secret, agreed to join the hussars.