The pronunciation of English words in Wikipedia is given in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) using the following transcription, which is not specific to any one dialect. To compare these symbols with non-IPA American dictionary conventions you may be more familiar with, see pronunciation respelling for English, which lists the pronunciation guides of fourteen English dictionaries published in the United States. For a basic introduction to IPA, see Wikipedia:IPA/Introduction. If you feel it is necessary to add a pronunciation respelling, please use the conventions of Wikipedia's pronunciation respelling key.
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