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How to pronounce “penury”
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Pronunciation guide for penury
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of penury with real speech in context.
- Available examples
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- Real speech example
- A Socialist Perspective on the Pursuit of Happiness
They are one minor accident away from penury.
- Definition summary
- (uncountable) Extreme need or want; destitution, poverty; (countable) an instance of this.
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How to pronounce penury
A Socialist Perspective on the Pursuit of Happiness
They are one minor accident away from penury.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “penury”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (uncountable) Extreme need or want; destitution, poverty; (countable) an instance of this.
- (countable, now chiefly poetic) Often followed by of: a lack of something; a dearth, a scarcity.
- (uncountable, obsolete) The quality of being miserly; miserliness, parsimoniousness, stinginess.
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Similar Sounds
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