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Type an English word: because becomes /bɪˈkɒz/ in British and /bɪˈkɑz/ in American English, and each symbol is one sound — b as in bag · ɪ as in sit · ˈ stress on the next syllable · k as in cat · ɒ as in hot · z as in zoo — so: bi-KOZ. You can also paste a transcription from any dictionary. Tap a sound to go to its examples.
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