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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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phonetics: /fi/ or /fai/?

Hi! I've been discussing a pronunciation word with a friend though,I cannot find the word in the dictionary to get its pronunciation so I want you to help me. The word is "phytotherapy" which means the science of using medical plants.Do we pronounce it /fi/ or /fai/?
thanks in advence.
  

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com/browse/phytotherapy gives it as /fai/ H.

  • com/browse/phytotherapy gives it as /fai/ H.
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There is a British pronunciation at Collins. The American can be derived from the M-W "phytoplankton". We "d" the first "t" and diphthong the "i".

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