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How to pronounce “plaque”

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Pronunciation guide for plaque

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of plaque with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: The science of friction -- and its surprising impact on our livesthe plaque from your teeth.
Definition summary: (countable) Any flat, thin piece of clay, ivory, metal, etc., used for ornament, or for painting pictures upon, as a dish, plate, slab, etc., hung upon a wall; also, a smaller decoration worn by a person, such as a brooch.

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The science of friction -- and its surprising impact on our lives

the plaque from your teeth.

[Noun]
(countable) Any flat, thin piece of clay, ivory, metal, etc., used for ornament, or for painting pictures upon, as a dish, plate, slab, etc., hung upon a wall; also, a smaller decoration worn by a person, such as a brooch.
(countable) A piece of flat metal with writing on it, attached to a building, monument, or other structure to remind people of a person or an event.
(countable) A small card representing an amount of money, used for betting in casinos; a sort of gaming chip.
(countable, biology) A clearing in a bacterial lawn caused by a virus.
(countable, music) In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system: any flat, thin musical instrument.
(countable, pathology) A broad patch of abnormal tissue distinguishable from surrounding tissue, especially a broad papule (“inflamed, irritated patch”) on the skin.
(countable, uncountable, pathology) An abnormal accumulation of material in or on an organ of the body, often associated with disease.