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faery

Diction
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

A poetic or archaic spelling of “fairy,” often used to evoke folklore, enchantment, the supernatural, or an old-fashioned imaginative atmosphere.

Detailed Definition
Faery is a poetic spelling of fairy, often used to suggest enchantment or an unreal, magical realm. Keats uses it to make the imagined lands sound more dreamlike and antique.
Example
Example in poetry:
“Of perilous seas, in faery lands forlorn” uses a poetic spelling for fairy; “In faery rings, the dew lies bright”; “A faery trumpet sounded in the fern”; “The child imagines a faery road beneath the hill”
Additional Notes
"Faery" is a poetic, archaic spelling that many readers may not immediately recognize as "fairy."; Found in the poem, Ode to a Nightingale by John Keats
Other Meanings of “faery”
Also Known As
fairy sprite elfin nymph
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