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How to pronounce “austerity”
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Pronunciation guide for austerity
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of austerity with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- War, AI and the New Global Arms Race
to understand the austerity and severity of our times
- Definition summary
- Severity of manners or life; extreme rigor or strictness; harsh discipline.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce austerity
War, AI and the New Global Arms Race

to understand the austerity and severity of our times
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “austerity”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- Severity of manners or life; extreme rigor or strictness; harsh discipline.
- Freedom from adornment; plainness; severe simplicity.
- (economics) A policy of deficit-cutting, which by definition requires lower spending, higher taxes, or both.
- (obsolete) Sourness and harshness to the taste.
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