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How to pronounce “ivory”
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Pronunciation guide for ivory
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of ivory with real speech in context.
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- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Africa: The Struggle for Beauty
So elephant ivory, rhino horn, shark fin soup,
- Definition summary
- (uncountable) The hard white form of dentin which forms the tusks of elephants, walruses and other animals.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce ivory
Africa: The Struggle for Beauty
So elephant ivory, rhino horn, shark fin soup,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “ivory”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (uncountable) The hard white form of dentin which forms the tusks of elephants, walruses and other animals.
- A creamy white color, the color of ivory.
- Something made from or resembling ivory.
- (collective, singular or in plural) The teeth.
- (collective, singular or in plural) The keys of a piano; or, the white keys, as opposed to the black keys (ebonies).
- (slang, ethnic slur) A white person.
- (informal) A die (object bearing numbers, thrown in games of chance).
- [Adjective]
- Made of ivory.
- Resembling or having the colour of ivory.
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