To pronounce "excommunication", say EXC-omm-un-ic-at-ion — 6 syllables, IPA /ɛkskəmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃən/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
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/ɛkskəmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃən/
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"excommunication" has 6 syllables: exc-omm-un-ic-at-ion. It rhymes with trepidation and indignation, if that helps it stick.
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"Excommunication" has 6 syllables: exc · omm · un · ic · at · ion.
The IPA transcription of "excommunication" is /ɛkskəmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃən/.
Excommunication: The act of excommunicating, disfellowshipping or ejecting; especially an ecclesiastical censure whereby the person against whom it is pronounced is, for the time, cast out of the communication of the church; exclusion from fellowship in things spiritual.
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