What is the meaning of burglary?
: the act of breaking and entering a dwelling at night to commit a felony (such as theft) broadly : the entering of a building with the intent to commit a crime.
How do you pronounce burglary?
Is a pronounced A or uh?
There are two ways to say ‘a’ when it is used as an indefinite article, these two pronunciations are: “aye” (/eɪ/) or “uh” (/ə/). Both pronunciations are correct and it is really a matter of personal preference which one you use.
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