How to pronounce doctrinaire
American English pronunciation
dok-truh-NAIR
- IPA
- /ˌdɑktɹəˈnɛɹ/
- Syllables
- dok · truh · NAIR (3 syllables, stress on the 3rd)
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What doctrinaire means
Sticking to a set of ideas no matter what
In a sentence: He was so doctrinaire about his theory that no new fact could change his mind.
Where it comes from: It was borrowed from French, from the word for "doctrine."
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