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How to pronounce “apparatus”
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Pronunciation guide for apparatus
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of apparatus with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- The Role of Art and Forgiveness in Democracy
Why doesn't our political apparatus operate more like the flow of a poem?
- Definition summary
- The entirety of means whereby a specific production is made existent or task accomplished.
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How to pronounce apparatus
The Role of Art and Forgiveness in Democracy
Why doesn't our political apparatus operate more like the flow of a poem?
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “apparatus”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- The entirety of means whereby a specific production is made existent or task accomplished.
- A complex machine or instrument.
- (collective) An assortment of tools and instruments.
- A bureaucratic organization, especially one influenced by political patronage.
- (firefighting) A vehicle used for emergency response.
- (gymnastics) Any of the equipment on which the gymnasts perform their movements.
- (rhythmic gymnastics) Any of the objects that the gymnasts wield while performing and used as part of the performance itself.
- (video games) A complex, highly modified weapon (typically not a firearm); a weaponized “Rube Goldberg machine.”
- (textual criticism) In an edition, a system of notations providing information, especially regarding variant readings of a text (a critical apparatus)
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