how to pronounce blackberry

/ˈblækˌbɛɹiː/

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the above transcription of blackberry is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

blackberry is pronounced in three syllables

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blækbɛɹ

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

“… Columbia huh I go to a blackberry write …”

meanings of blackberry

noun:

  1. The blackcurrant.
  2. A fruit-bearing shrub of the species Rubus fruticosus and some hybrids.
  3. The soft fruit borne by this shrub, formed of a black (when ripe) cluster of drupelets.
  4. A wireless handheld device, a cross between a cellphone and a mobile email appliance and Internet-capable PDA, marketed by BlackBerry Limited.

verb:

  1. To gather or forage for blackberries.
  2. To send a text message or e-mail with a BlackBerry device.

blackberry frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word blackberry occurs in english on average 7.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics blackberry can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that blackberry can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;

2) transport and travel;

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