How to pronounce program
American English pronunciation
PROH-gram
- IPA
- /ˈpɹoʊˌɡɹæm/
- Syllables
- PROH · gram (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What program means
Most people know program in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
A booklet that tells who is in a play
In a sentence: Before the play began, Lily looked in the program to find her brother's name.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Greek word for a written public notice, made from words meaning before and to write.
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