How to pronounce observatory
American English pronunciation
ub-ZUR-vuh-tor-ee
- IPA
- /əbˈzɝvəˌtɔɹi/
- Syllables
- ub · ZUR · vuh · tor · ee (5 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What observatory means
A building with big telescopes for watching the stars
In a sentence: From the observatory on the hill, we saw the rings around Saturn.
Where it comes from: It comes from the French word observatoire, from a Latin word meaning "to watch."
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