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How to pronounce “piracy”
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Pronunciation guide for piracy
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of piracy with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Year Zero: A Novel
it's not additional growth that piracy has prevented.
- Definition summary
- (crime, nautical) Robbery at sea, a violation of international law; taking a ship away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce piracy
Year Zero: A Novel

it's not additional growth that piracy has prevented.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “piracy”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (crime, nautical) Robbery at sea, a violation of international law; taking a ship away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it.
- A similar violation of international law, such as hijacking of an aircraft.
- The unauthorized duplication of goods protected by intellectual property law.
- The operation of an unlicensed radio or television station.
- (ornithology) Kleptoparasitism.
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