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How to pronounce enlightenment in American English
“enlightenment” pronunciation by American speakers
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QUESTION: On Taiwan, today is -- QUESTION: -- the President meant by “enlightenment”?
State Department
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Enlightenment, repression and revolution -- that a particular set of ideals began
The Obama White House
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someone interacts with it, and you see a kind of enlightenment coming to them through the
NSF
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