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How to pronounce “prescription”

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Pronunciation guide for prescription

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of prescription with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: Cuban FlavorThey're not taking prescription pills to go to sleep,
Definition summary: (medicine, pharmacy, pharmacology) A written order from an authorized medical practitioner for provision of a medicine or other treatment, such as (ophthalmology) the specific lenses needed for a pair of glasses.

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Cuban Flavor

They're not taking prescription pills to go to sleep,

[Noun]
(medicine, pharmacy, pharmacology) A written order from an authorized medical practitioner for provision of a medicine or other treatment, such as (ophthalmology) the specific lenses needed for a pair of glasses.
(medicine) The medicine or treatment provided by such an order.
(figurative) Any plan of treatment or handling; the treatment or handling thus provided.
(law) Synonym of enactment, the act of establishing a law, regulation, etc., particularly in writing; an instance of this.
(linguistics) The act of establishing or formalizing ideal norms for language use, as opposed to describing the actual norms of such use; an instance of this.
(law) An established time period within which a right must be exercised and after which it is null and permanently unenforceable.
(law) An established time period after which a person who has uninterruptedly, peacefully, and publicly used another's property acquires full ownership of it.
(obsolete) Synonym of self-restraint, limiting of one's actions especially according to a moral code or social conventions.

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