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Pronunciation Guide
This discussion sets out the signification and use of the pronunciation symbols in this dictionary, with special attention to those areas where experience has shown that dictionary users may have questions. The order of symbols in this page is the same as the order in Pronunciation Symbols, with the exception that the symbols which are not letter characters are listed first. For more information about pronunciations, see Pronunciation Overview.
Symbol
Explanation
All pronunciation information is printed between reversed virgules. Pronunciation symbols are printed in roman type and all other information, such as labels and notes, is printed in italics.
'" A single stress mark precedes