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How to pronounce “makeshift”
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Pronunciation guide for makeshift
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of makeshift with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Art That Lets You Talk Back to NSA Spies
They were makeshift can antennas,
- Definition summary
- A temporary (usually insubstantial) substitution.
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How to pronounce makeshift
Art That Lets You Talk Back to NSA Spies

They were makeshift can antennas,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “makeshift”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- A temporary (usually insubstantial) substitution.
- [Adjective]
- Made to work or suffice; improvised; substituted.
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