Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: incarceration
IPA transcription: [,ɪnk,ɑɹsɚ'eɪʃən]
Pronunciations of incarceration
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: captivity, imprisonment, incarceration, immurement
    Meaning: the state of being imprisoned; "he was held in captivity until he died"; "the imprisonment of captured soldiers"; "his ignominious incarceration in the local jail"; "he practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon"
Usage examples
  • From the date of their incarceration in the Temple their doom was sealed, and nothing but death released any one save the Princess Marie Theresa from captivity.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording George Lansbury, License CC BY-SA 4.0