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How is the word "quasi" pronounced?
(R. Venugopal, Vellore)
There are two different ways of pronouncing the word. Some people pronounce the "a" in the first syllable like the "a" in "bath", "path" and "father", and the final "i" like the "i" in "bit", "pit", and "sit". The "s" is like the "z" in "zip" and "zoo"; the stress is on the first syllable. Some others tend to pronounce the "a" like the "ay" in "pay", "bay", and "say". The following "i" rhymes with the "ie" in "tie", "pie", and "lie". No matter how the word is pronounced, the stress is on the first syllable.
Any idea what the word means? The word is normally used as a prefix to mean "partly" or "almost". The word can be attached to other nouns using a hyphen. Here are a few examples.
*He is working for a quasi-government organization.
*Sujatha had to wear a quasi-military uniform
The word also has the meaning "false" or "pretended".
*Ashok's quasi-scientific ideas didn't appeal to her.
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