how to pronounce bishops

/ˈbɪʃəps/

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bishops is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… first building of Bishops woods the …”

meanings of bishops

noun:

Plural of bishop.
Plural of Bishop.

verb:

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bishop.

bishops frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word bishops occurs in english on average 5.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.