How to pronounce "redefinitions" in English
re·de·fi·NI·tions
Primary stress: ni
Hear native speakers say redefinitions in context across real video clips
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Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “redefinitions”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
re
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
de
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
fi
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
NI
Elevated pitch, sustained vowel length, and full acoustic clarity.
tions
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
Primary emphasis falls on the fourth syllable ("NI"). Raise your pitch and sustain the vowel length on this syllable while relaxing the surrounding syllables.
Common Pronunciation Traps & Learner Mistakes
The Trap: Pronouncing a hard, aspirated [tʰ] in casual conversation can sound overly formal in North America.
How Native Speakers Say It: In American English, a single "t" between vowels quickly taps against the alveolar ridge like a soft "d" ([ɾ]). In British English, maintain a crisp aspirated [tʰ].
Connected Speech & Natural Conversational Flow
When "redefinitions" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "redefinitions is" sounds like "redefinitions-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "redefinitions" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“of curriculum redefinitions objectives of curriculum and last importantly the learner's orientation towards what they're going for it's most probably”— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“redefinitions. So the term that's a 1/2 del mu phi squared goes to /2 del mu”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“influences on past redefinitions of rap I hope that I have conveyed the fluidity”— StanfordWatch clip
“music was the quote sphere in which radical redefinitions of the self could take place redefinitions that helped many musicians and their devoted”— Harvard UniversityWatch clip
“hours and hours, days, or months of mistakes, corrections, revisions, redefinitions.”— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“Since field redefinitions is something we've been talking about, we'll talk about that.”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
Practice Speaking “redefinitions”
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of curriculum redefinitions objectives of curriculum and last importantly the learner's orientation towards what they're going for it's most probably
Hear it in context: “redefinitions”
16 clipsThe English word “redefinitions”. Phonologically, it consists of 5 syllables (re · de · fi · ni · tions), with primary lexical stress placed on the 4th syllable (ni). Grammatically, “redefinitions” functions as a noun. SayItVid indexes 16 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “redefinitions” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from TEDx Talks, MIT OpenCourseWare, Stanford.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USTEDx TalksClip #1 · @19:45
“can't do to be the norm and to do that I think there is a lot to be done in terms of curriculum redefinitions objectives of curriculum and last importantly the learner's orientation towards what they're going for it's most probably learner's orientation towards what they're going for it's most probably”
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #2 · @62:57
“a convenient thing to do when you're making these field redefinitions. So the term that's a 1/2 del mu phi squared goes to /2 del mu So the term that's a 1/2 del mu phi squared goes to /2 del mu”
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #3 · @38:24
“movement in surveying a few examples of racial Justice and child-saving influences on past redefinitions of rap I hope that I have conveyed the fluidity of the concept of rape its relationship to citizenship and the complex legacies”
- 🇺🇸 USHarvard UniversityClip #4 · @3:44
“about the subject of rat explicitly in their music Professor mson argues that music was the quote sphere in which radical redefinitions of the self could take place redefinitions that helped many musicians and their devoted take place redefinitions that helped many musicians and their devoted”
- 🇺🇸 USTEDx TalksClip #5 · @5:02
“this is to do. What we see lies a top hours and hours, days, or months of mistakes, corrections, revisions, redefinitions. mistakes, corrections, revisions,”
Definition & Meaning: “redefinitions”
- The act or event of redefining.
Example Sentences (3)
- “George Orwell's novel 1984 proposed that people's thoughts could be constrained by the redefinition of words in their language.”
- “of curriculum redefinitions objectives of curriculum and last importantly the learner's orientation towards what they're going for it's most probably”
- “redefinitions. So the term that's a 1/2 del mu phi squared goes to /2 del mu”
Common Phrases & Collocations
Pronounce: “redefinitions”
- Syllables:
- re · de · fi · ni · tions
- Primary stress:
- ni
- Hear it in context
- redefinitions
Words that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"redefinitions" has no true homophones in standard English — there are no other words with identical pronunciation. Unlike sound-alike pairs like there / their or peace / piece, "redefinitions" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about redefinitions
How many syllables are in “redefinitions”?
“redefinitions” has 5 syllables: re · de · fi · ni · tions.
Where is the stress in “redefinitions”?
The primary stress in “redefinitions” is on “NI”. Listen for that stressed syllable in the clips above.
What does “redefinitions” mean?
The act or event of redefining.
How can I hear “redefinitions” used in real sentences?
This page has 16 real-world video examples of “redefinitions” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.
What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “redefinitions”?
Pronouncing a hard, aspirated [tʰ] in casual conversation can sound overly formal in North America. In American English, a single "t" between vowels quickly taps against the alveolar ridge like a soft "d" ([ɾ]). In British English, maintain a crisp aspirated [tʰ].