To pronounce "pollution", say poll-UT-ion — 3 syllables, IPA /pəˈɫuʃən/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
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/pəˈɫuʃən/
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/pəlˈuːʃən/
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To pronounce "pollution", say poll-UT-ion — 3 syllables, IPA /pəˈɫuʃən/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
"Pollution" has 3 syllables: poll · ut · ion.
The IPA transcription of "pollution" is /pəˈɫuʃən/.
Pollution: Physical contamination, now especially the contamination of the environment by harmful substances, or by disruptive levels of noise, light etc. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
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