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How to pronounce epithet

Check epithet pronunciation with CMUdict sound tokens and stress, then practise two original sentences and download a voiceover audition worksheet.

The dictionary sound sequence

CMUdict lists this North American English pronunciation for epithet. Read each sequence from left to right. The numbers mark vowel stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

Dictionary variant 1

EH1 P AH0 TH EH2 T

Syllable estimate: 3 vowel nuclei
Primary stress: 1st vowel position
Secondary stress: 3rd vowel position

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Syllable counts come from vowel tokens; CMUdict does not supply syllable boundaries here. Variant order follows the dictionary and does not rank correctness. This lexicon does not represent every accent or context.

Use epithet in context

Epithet names a descriptive expression associated with a person or thing and can also refer to an insulting label. Literary and historical narration should establish which meaning applies. When analyzing dialogue, a narrator should distinguish discussing an expression from adopting the speaker's attitude toward its target.

The poem repeats the epithet to reinforce the hero's reputation.
The witness recalled the epithet without repeating it aloud.

Read the sound tokens

Each example word below is a cue for the named sound, rather than a respelling of epithet. Unstressed vowels may sound reduced. These cues follow the CMU phoneme-set key (Appendix A).

EHsound in Edvowel

Psound in peeconsonant

AHsound in hutvowel

THsound in thetaconsonant

Tsound in teaconsonant

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Select a dictionary variant for your checklist. The two original sentences retain their normal spelling; this worksheet helps you review a recording rather than forcing a speech engine to use phonemes.

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How to pronounce epithet

Word: epithet
Dictionary variant: 1 of 1
CMUdict ARPABET: EH1 P AH0 TH EH2 T
Vowel nuclei / estimated syllables: 3
Primary stress: 1st vowel position

ORIGINAL AUDITION SCRIPT
The poem repeats the epithet to reinforce the hero's reputation.
The witness recalled the epithet without repeating it aloud.

REVIEW CHECKLIST
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[ ] Listen for vowel sounds, consonants, and word stress in context.
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Practice note: Audition epithet with the explanation of the expression's function. If your script includes quoted language, compare the quotation with the analysis and use pacing or attribution to keep the narrator's explanation distinct from the original speaker's judgment.

CMUdict is a North American English lexicon, not a recording or a complete accent guide.
Variant order is dictionary order; it is not a ranking of correctness.
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Reference: https://www.murmurtts.com/pronunciation/epithet

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The phonemes on this page come from CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. The dictionary maintainers acknowledge that errors and omissions can remain; check another source or a speaker when the pronunciation matters.

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