Background - pronunciation: audio and phonetic transcription
background
American English:
[ˈbækˌɡɹaʊnd]IPA
/bAkgrOUnd/phonetic spelling
Mike
Lela
Jeevin
Jeevin
British English:
[ˈbækɡraʊnd]IPA
/bAkgrOUnd/phonetic spelling
Andrew
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