Dictionary of English - metallurgy

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The standard British pronunciation is with the stress on the second syllable, which rhymes with pal. The end is like the end of biology. Another accepted pronunciation has the stress on the first syllable. The first two syllables sound the same as metal. The US pronunciation also begins with [metal] and the r is pronounced.

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