Mary-marry-merry merger

English Pronunciation mâr′ē măr′ē mĕr′ē mûr′jər non-Mmmm en /ˈmɛəɹi ˈmæɹi ˈmɛɹi ˌmɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒə(ɹ)/ RP,GA en [ˈmɛːɹɪj ˈmaɹɪj ˈmɛɹɪj ˌmɜːd͡ʒə] SSB en Mary-marry-merry.ogg Mary-marry-merry US,non-Mmmm en /ˈmɛəɹi ˈmɛəɹi ˈmɛəɹi ˌmɝd͡ʒɚ/ US,CA,Mmmm en /ˈmeɾe ˈmaɾe ˈmɛɾe ˌmɛɾd͡ʒəɾ/ Scotland en /ˈmeːɹi ˈmæɹi ˈmeɹi ˌmɜːd͡ʒə/ AU en /ˈmeə̯ɹi ˈmɛɹi ˈmeɹi ˌmøːd͡ʒɘ/ NZ,non-cheer-chair en /ˈmiə̯ɹi ˈmɛɹi ˈmeɹi ˌmøːd͡ʒɘ/ NZ,cheer-chair en /ˈmeɹi ˈmæɹi ˈmʌɹi ˌmɝd͡ʒɚ/ Philadelphia,merry-Murray en /ˈmɜːɹɪ ˈmaɹɪ ˈmɛɹɪ ˌmɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒə(ɹ)/ Lancashire,fair-fur en /ˈmæʳiː ˈmæriː ˈmeriː ˌmɜːʳd͡ʒɜʳ/ InE en Ma ry-mar ry-mer ry merg er Noun en noun the Mary-marry-merry merger en Q120794005 en phonology A phonemic merger where the vowels in "en mare", "en pat", "en pet" (usually pronounced mâr, păt, pĕt respectively) are pronounced the same before r, making "en Mary", "en marry", "en merry" homophones. en English