how to pronounce alcohol

/ˈælkəˌhɑːl/

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alcohol is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of alcohol in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

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meaning of alcohol

Alcohol is a type of drink that contains ethanol, which is a type of alcohol.

alcohol frequency in english - B1 level of CEFR

the word alcohol occurs in english on average 45.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.