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# How to pronounce "peryton" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/pɛrɪtɒn/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **pe·ry·ton**

## Meaning & Usage

### NOUN
- A fictional creature having the head and forelegs of a stag and the wings and hindquarters of a bird.
  - *Example*: "Then, quite unexpectedly, when I had been staring at them for a long time, the shape of a peryton seemed to spring out as distinctly as if the bird's whole body had been powdered with the dust ground from diamonds."
- A radio signal which appears to come from outside the galaxy but is actually produced by terrestrial sources.
  - *Example*: "Despite a trend mimicking that expected from dispersion, such deviations decisively distinguish the pulses’ frequency-dependence from a delay induced by interstellar propagation. Hereafter we distinguish these detections with the name “Perytons,” representing the non-dispersive, highly swept, terrestrial signals exhibited by the pulses. (The name is chosen from mythology to be unassociated with an exact physical phenomenon, due to the ambiguous origin of the detections; Perytons are winged elk that cast the shadow of a man.)"

### Example Sentences
- "Then, quite unexpectedly, when I had been staring at them for a long time, the shape of a peryton seemed to spring out as distinctly as if the bird's whole body had been powdered with the dust ground from diamonds."
- "Despite a trend mimicking that expected from dispersion, such deviations decisively distinguish the pulses’ frequency-dependence from a delay induced by interstellar propagation. Hereafter we distinguish these detections with the name “Perytons,” representing the non-dispersive, highly swept, terrestrial signals exhibited by the pulses. (The name is chosen from mythology to be unassociated with an exact physical phenomenon, due to the ambiguous origin of the detections; Perytons are winged elk that cast the shadow of a man.)"

## Video Examples

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## How to Pronounce "peryton"

- **Syllables**: pe · ry · ton
- **IPA**: `/pɛrɪtɒn/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the pronunciation — notice how the vowel sound is clearly emphasized.

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “peryton”?
“peryton” is pronounced /pɛrɪtɒn/ (pe · ry · ton). Listen to the audio pronunciation above to hear it spoken clearly.

### How many syllables are in “peryton”?
“peryton” has 3 syllables: pe · ry · ton.

### What does “peryton” mean?
A fictional creature having the head and forelegs of a stag and the wings and hindquarters of a bird.


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