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How to pronounce “unicorn”

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Pronunciation guide for unicorn

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of unicorn with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: Ilya Strebulaevand small, and how to build unicorns, how to spot them,
Definition summary: (mythology) A mythical horse, widely believed to exist until the 17th century, with a single, straight, spiraled horn projecting from its forehead.

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Ilya Strebulaev

and small, and how to build unicorns, how to spot them,

[Noun]
(mythology) A mythical horse, widely believed to exist until the 17th century, with a single, straight, spiraled horn projecting from its forehead.
(biblical) In various Bible translations, used to render the Latin unicornis or rhinoceros (representing Hebrew רְאֵם): a reem or wild ox.
Any large beetle having a horn-like prominence on the head or prothorax, especially the Hercules beetle, Dynastes tityus.
A caterpillar, Schizura unicornis, with a large thorn-like spine on the back near its head.
The kamichi, or unicorn bird.
(military) A howitzer.
Someone or something that is rare and hard to find.
(attributive) Being many (especially pastel) colours; multicoloured.
(historical) A 15th-century Scottish gold coin worth 18 shillings, bearing the image of a unicorn.
Certain animals:
[Verb]
(slang) To participate in a sexual threesome as a bisexual addition to an established heterosexual couple.
(finance) To exceed a valuation of one billion U.S. dollars, while solely backed by venture capitalists.
[Adjective]
Having one horn.
(Can we verify(+) this sense?) Rare and hard to find.