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How to pronounce “altercation”

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Pronunciation guide for altercation

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of altercation with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: My Quest to End the Horror of Gun Violence in the USAnd he starts a verbal altercation with them,
Definition summary: (countable) An angry or heated dispute.

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My Quest to End the Horror of Gun Violence in the US

And he starts a verbal altercation with them,

[Noun]
(countable) An angry or heated dispute.
(countable, law, historical) An act of posing questions to, and obtaining answers from, a witness in a court of law.
(uncountable) Angry or heated disputation.

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