monotonous /mə`nɑt.nəs, mə`nɑ.tə.nəs/
…adjective: 1. Having no variety to a tedious extent. 2. Spoken with no inflection.
[fr. Greek]
Jack's Word of the Day
Previous Posts
- ignominious /ĭg.nə`mĭn.ēē.əs/…adjective: Having, s...
- sigmate /`sĭg.māt/…adjective: Having the shape of ...
- usufructuary /yū.zə`frŭk.chū.ĕr.ēē/…noun: One who ...
- impedimenta /ĭm.pĕd.ə`mĕn.tə/…noun: Baggage or equ...
- consanguineous /cɑn.sāng`gwĭn.ēē.əs/…adjective: Ha...
- otiose /`ō.shēē.ōs, `ō.tēē.ōs/…adjective: 1. Idle ...
- jettison /`jĕt.ĭ.sən/…transitive verb: To throw ov...
- extraneous /ĕk`strā.nēē.əs/…adjective: 1. Not an e...
- rara avis /`rĕr.ə`ā.vəs/…noun: Someone or somethin...
- dour /dœr/…adjective: 1. Showing strictness and ha...
Former Key
- ^a mat/ -a pay/ b bin/ ch church/ d did/ ^e met/ -e be/ f fig/ g gap/ h hum/ ^i sit/ -i my/ j jam/ k kit / l lip/ m mat/ n no/ ng sing/ ^o lot/ -o no/ oy soy/ ou out/ o^o foot/ o-o loot/ p pan/ r rap/ s sap / sh ship/ t tap/ th thin/ ^th that/ ^u cut/ v vat/ w with/ y yes/ z zebra/ zj vision/ *e about, item / ' primary stress/ , secondary stress
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Pronunciation key:/p/ pen; /b/ but; /t/ two; /d/ do; /ch/ chair; /j/ joy; /k/ call; /g/ log; /f/ fin; /v/ vat; /ð/ that; /th/ thing; /s/ see; /z/ zoo; /sh/ she; /zh/ beige; /h/ ham; /m/ man; /n/ no; /ng/ ring; /l/ lip; /r/ run; /w/ we; /y/ yes; /ɑ/ father; /ēē/ see; /ĭ/ bit; /ĕ/ bed; /ur/ murk; /ă/ cat; /ŭ/ luck; /œ/ wood; /ū/ moon; /ā/ day; /ī/ light; /oy/ boy; /ō/ no; /ou/ out; /ɑr/ far; /ir/ ear; /ĕr/ there; /ə/ item
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home