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ostensible

/ɒˈstɛnsɪb(ə)l/

US pronunciation
American sound/ɒˈstɛnsɪb(ə)l/
ɒˈstɛnsɪbəl
Syllables
4 syllables
Stress
2nd syllable stress
Vowel
Schwa vowel
Ending
Final e often stays silent

ɒ - ˈstɛnsɪbəl -> ostensible

Myanmar meaning

အမှန်ကို ဖုံးကွယ်ထားသော။ ကျေးစားပြုသော။

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ostensible /ɒ'stensǝbl / adj

အကြောင်းပြသော။ The ostensible reason for his absence was illness.
❏ ostensibly /-ǝbli / adv အပြင်ပန်းအားဖြင့်။ Troops were sent in, ostensibly to protect the civilian population.

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  • ostensible /ɒ'stensǝbl / adj အကြောင်းပြသော။ The ostensible reason for his absence was illness. ❏ ostensibly /-ǝbli / adv အပြင်ပန်းအားဖြင့်။ Troops were sent in, ostensibly to protect the civilian population.
Synonyms
apparent, professed, supposed, perceived, seeming, alleged, superficial, avowed, colorable, demonstrative, exhibited, illusive, illusory, likely, manifest, notable, ostensive, outward, plausible, pretended, purported, quasi, semblant, so-called, specious
Antonyms
improbable, obscure, real, unlikely, vague
Cross references
apparentprofessedsupposedperceivedseemingallegedsuperficialavowedcolorabledemonstrativeexhibitedillusiveillusorylikelymanifestnotableostensiveoutwardplausiblepretendedpurportedquasisemblantso-calledspeciousimprobableobscurereal
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