How to pronounce pyramid
American English pronunciation
PEER-uh-mid
- IPA
- /ˈpɪɹəmɪd/
- Syllables
- PEER · uh · mid (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What pyramid means
A solid shape whose triangle sides meet at one point
In a sentence: Lily stacked her blocks into a pyramid with one block on the very top.
Where it comes from: It came into English through French and Latin from a Greek word. The Greek word possibly came from an old Egyptian word, but no one is sure.
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