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How to pronounce “pigeonholes”
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Pronunciation guide for pigeonholes
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of pigeonholes with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 2 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Who are you, really? The puzzle of personality
I'm uncomfortable putting people in pigeonholes.
- Definition summary
- (games, historical, obsolete) An outdoor game played in the 17th and early 18th centuries in which each player bowls a ball towards targets (probably small compartments).
Example 1 of 2
How to pronounce pigeonholes
Who are you, really? The puzzle of personality

I'm uncomfortable putting people in pigeonholes.
Example Sentences
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Meaning
- [Noun]
- (games, historical, obsolete) An outdoor game played in the 17th and early 18th centuries in which each player bowls a ball towards targets (probably small compartments).
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