Pronunciation of the word "laboratory"

Question

Can anyone please give a detailed pronunciation method for the word laboratory? I mean, is it labo-ra-tory or labo-ra-to-ry?

score 8 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 10 '10 at 09:39

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Usually |ˈlæbrəˌtɔri| in American English and |ləˈbɒrətri| in British English

answered Sep 10 '10 at 09:39

user706

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Also, we Americans have a tendency to shorten words, so "lab" is perfectly fine in informal speech. – ssakl Sep 10 '10 at 13:01

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 10 '10 at 11:23

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Merriam Webster provides MP3 recordings.

answered Sep 10 '10 at 11:23

stacker

score 0 · Answer 3 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:38

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The CUVPlus electronic dictionary (based on the Oxford Learners' Dictionary) gives

laboratory: l@'b0r@trI (which is lə'bɒrətrɪ in IPA)

The CMUdict electronic dictionary (American English) gives

LABORATORY L AE1 B R AH0 T AO2 R IY0

See this post for a link to the key to the pronunciation codes.

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:38

Community

answered Sep 10 '10 at 07:19

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