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How to pronounce “poise”

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Pronunciation guide for poise

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of poise with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: How to Protect Your Emotional Health During the Holidaysconfidence and Poise and above all else
Definition summary: A state of balance, equilibrium or stability.

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How to Protect Your Emotional Health During the Holidays

confidence and Poise and above all else

[Noun]
A state of balance, equilibrium or stability.
Composure; freedom from embarrassment or affectation.
Mien; bearing or deportment of the head or body.
A condition of hovering, or being suspended.
(physics) A CGS unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimetre.
(obsolete) Weight; an amount of weight, the amount something weighs.
The weight, or mass of metal, used in weighing, to balance the substance weighed.
That which causes a balance; a counterweight.
[Verb]
(obsolete) To hang in equilibrium; to be balanced or suspended; hence, to be in suspense or doubt.
(obsolete) To counterpoise; to counterbalance.
(obsolete) To be of a given weight; to weigh. [14th–17th c.]
(obsolete) To add weight to, to weigh down. [16th–18th c.]
(now rare) To hold (something) with or against something else in equilibrium; to balance, counterpose. [from 16th c.]
To hold (something) in equilibrium, to hold balanced and ready; to carry (something) ready to be used. [from 16th c.]
To keep (something) in equilibrium; to hold suspended or balanced. [from 17th c.]
To ascertain, as if by balancing; to weigh.

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