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# How to pronounce "scholast" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/stʃɒlæst/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **scho·last**

## Meaning & Usage

### NOUN
- In the ancient world, a learned person or teacher affiliated with a school, particularly one engaged in philosophical, theological or literary studies.
- A schoolman of medieval scholasticism.

### Example Sentences
- "scholasticism, and then begin meditation programs."
- "Scholastic picked up a lot of copies for all the book fairs around at the schools."

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (15 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "scholast" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "You start at age five, or 10, or something, and then you spend 13 years studying the basics, scholasticism, and then begin meditation programs. And basically, the result, which is enlightenment, waking up from suffering, having a sustainable, real happiness,"
- **Watch at 1:40**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbLbQ5wjXrU&t=100s)

### Example 2
> "Scholastic picked up a lot of copies for all the book fairs around at the schools."
- **Watch at 24:11**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKvZfs7xos0&t=1451s)

### Example 3
> "thousands queue for food handouts the worst drought in living memory has compounded the crisis half of Zimbabwe's population needs food aid 72 year-old Scholastica scavengers for plastic so she can buy food and medicine how much do these cost $2 did you just ask some people if they can give me money"
- **Watch at 2:15**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14VWAyjRiCo&t=135s)

### Example 4
> "These are the books that they actually want to read. Scholastic's 2016 Kids and Family Report found that the number one thing children look for when choosing a book is a book that will make them laugh."
- **Watch at 6:04**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERSZb2wHFDw&t=364s)

### Example 5
> "New York Times bestseller list as the second installment hit United States stores in 1999 release of the Potter books became major events Scholastic cast a spell on the public they put on extravaganzas with each new title that came out and had literally thousands of kids standing outside of bookstores mostly in costume in the middle of the night waiting to get the"
- **Watch at 13:10**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2adjz-KG9Y&t=790s)

### Example 6
*Accent: US*
> "scholastic inquiries as to whether a certain consideration comes within the scope of economics, the better. If the matter is important, let us take account"
- **Watch at 80:46**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wc5KoSHLG8Y&t=4846s)

### Example 7
*Accent: US*
> "Scholastic period longer than most attempts at scientific formalization for a long time it has been The Spook science per se and the imagination now"
- **Watch at 0:49**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZuZfwuqoAs&t=49s)

### Example 8
*Accent: US*
> "Scholastic age mindset it goes back to 13th Century Paris"
- **Watch at 5:46**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZPT9dw3vl8&t=346s)

### Example 9
*Accent: US*
> "scholasticism the great Cathedrals such as chra the intense devotion of late"
- **Watch at 1:11**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSzA0sH5n6M&t=71s)

### Example 10
*Accent: US*
> "Scholastic, that's more of your high school."
- **Watch at 47:03**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEYNvZrEd-U&t=2823s)


## How to Pronounce "scholast"

- **Syllables**: scho · last
- **IPA**: `/stʃɒlæst/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Words

### Word Forms
[scholastic](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/scholastic), [scholastically](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/scholastically)


## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “scholast”?
“scholast” is pronounced /stʃɒlæst/ (scho · last). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “scholast”?
“scholast” has 2 syllables: scho · last.

### What does “scholast” mean?
In the ancient world, a learned person or teacher affiliated with a school, particularly one engaged in philosophical, theological or literary studies.

### How can I hear “scholast” used in real sentences?
This page has 15 real-world video examples of “scholast” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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