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| − | The name of the '''Ashmolean Museum''' in | + | The name of the '''Ashmolean Museum''' in Oxford is pronounced with the stress on the second syllable, which has a [[Long o - short o|long '-o-']] ({{IPA|əʊ}}) sound like that in 'go': 'ash-MOLy-an', {{IPA|æʃ ˈməʊl ɪ ən}}. |
| − | The '''Ashmolean Museum''' is one of the oldest learned collections in the | + | The '''Ashmolean Museum''' is one of the oldest learned collections in the world. It forms part of [[Oxford University]]. |
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Latest revision as of 15:45, 22 December 2015
The name of the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford is pronounced with the stress on the second syllable, which has a long '-o-' (IPA: /əʊ/) sound like that in 'go': 'ash-MOLy-an', IPA: /æʃ ˈməʊl ɪ ən/.
The Ashmolean Museum is one of the oldest learned collections in the world. It forms part of Oxford University.
