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How to pronounce “plastic”

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Pronunciation guide for plastic

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of plastic with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: Plastics in The Oceanplastic student there's a new
Definition summary: A synthetic, solid, hydrocarbon-based polymer, whether thermoplastic or thermosetting.

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Plastics in The Ocean

plastic student there's a new

[Noun]
A synthetic, solid, hydrocarbon-based polymer, whether thermoplastic or thermosetting.
(colloquial, metonymic) Credit or debit cards used in place of cash to buy goods and services.
(figurative, slang) Insincerity; fakeness; a person who is fake or arrogant, or believes that they are better than the rest of the population; a narcissistic, affected person.
(slang, countable) An instance of plastic surgery.
(obsolete) A sculptor, moulder.
(archaic) Any solid but malleable substance.
(slang) Synonym of Plastic Paddy.
[Adjective]
Capable of being moulded; malleable, flexible, pliant. [from 17th c.]
(medicine, now rare) Producing tissue. [from 17th c.]
(dated) Creative, formative. [from 17th c.]
(biology) Capable of adapting to varying conditions; characterized by environmental adaptability. [from 19th c.]
Of or pertaining to the inelastic, non-brittle, deformation of a material. [from 19th c.]
Made of plastic. [from 20th c.]
(figurative, derogatory) Inferior or not the real thing. [from 20th c.]
(figurative, informal, of a person) Fake, insincere, especially in a shallow and conformist way pretending to smoothness and glossy flawlessness.
(informal, birdwatching, of an individual bird) Escaped from captivity, rather than wild.
(informal, birdwatching, of a species or individual bird) Introduced, rather than native or naturally vagrant.