The word is commonly pronounced /ðiː/ in received pronunciation or /ði/ in general american whenever it is pronounced as a distinct word, e.g.:. The meaning of the is —used as a function word to indicate that a following noun or noun equivalent is definite or has been previously specified by context or by circumstance.
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