How do you pronounce is it ethereal or ether real?
I am a Cisco instructor and tout your product all the time but we are having
a big debate over how to pronounce the product name any help will be
appreciated.
Main Entry: ethe.re.al
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Pronunciation: i-'thir-E-&l
Function: adjective
1 a : of or relating to the regions beyond the earth b :
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CELESTIAL,
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c : <http://webster.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=unworldly>
UNWORLDLY,
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SPIRITUAL
2 a : lacking material substance :
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IMMATERIAL,
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INTANGIBLE b : marked by unusual delicacy or refinement <this smallest, most
ethereal, and daintiest of birds -- William Beebe>
3 : relating to, containing, or resembling a chemical ether
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- ethe.re.al.i.ty
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/-"thir-E-'a-l&-tE/ noun
- ethe.re.al.iza.tion
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/-E-&-l&-'zA-sh&n/ noun
- ethe.re.al.ize
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/-'thir-E-&-"lIz/ transitive verb
- ethe.re.al.ly
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adverb
- ethe.re.al.ness noun
You can hear the sound file at the url below.
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