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Pronunciation of deipnosophist



The part I am really having trouble with is the first syllable. Is it pronounced "day"?
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Emotion: smile
  

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html The part I am really having trouble with is the first syllable. Is it pronounced "day"? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

  • html The part I am really having trouble with is the first syllable.
  • Is it pronounced "day"?
  • Any help would be greatly appreciated.
  • :)[/nq] The Oxford dictionaries give "dype-NOSS-uh-first" ("dype" as in "type").
  • The e and the i are not separate syllables.
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[nq:1]http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2007/11/22.html The part I am really having trouble with is the first syllable. Is it pronounced "day"? Any help would be greatly appreciated. :)[/nq]
The Oxford dictionaries give "dype-NOSS-uh-first" ("dype" as in "type")
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[nq:2] The part I am really having trouble with is the first syllable. Is it pronounced "day"? Any help would be greatly appreciated. :)[/nq]
[nq:1]The Oxford dictionaries give "dype-NOSS-uh-first" ("dype" as in "type"). The e and the i are not separate syllables. This also seems to be the pronunciation at dictionary.com. I've never heard the word spoken.[/nq]
Rhotic speakers should not p

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