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How to pronounce “contamination”
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Pronunciation guide for contamination
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of contamination with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- The Hidden Danger of Lead in Soil
I bet you’ve heard about our problem with lead contamination.
- Definition summary
- The act or process of contaminating.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce contamination
The Hidden Danger of Lead in Soil

I bet you’ve heard about our problem with lead contamination.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “contamination”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- The act or process of contaminating.
- Something which contaminates.
- (linguistics) A process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds.
- (linguistics, etymology) The influence of one form (often from a foreign language) on the historical development of another form to which it may be related in meaning.
- (textual criticism) The intermingling of readings from multiple sources by a copyist.
Practice Nearby Words
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Similar Sounds
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