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How should you pronounce the word 'migraine'? Is it meant to be pronounced my-grain or me-grain?

Question #52666. Asked by elizabethmc.

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Historically, it comes from "hemicrania" as in half-skull. As "hemi" is usually pronounced with a "me" rather than "my" I'm in favour of the latter pronunciation.

Nov 25 2004, 5:24 PM
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miĀ·graine

link http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=migraine claims that it should be pronounced 'My-grane', and that the pronunciation 'Me-grane' is a British variation.

Nov 25 2004, 5:57 PM
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