how to pronounce brownstone
/ˈbɹaʊnˌstoʊn/
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brownstone is pronounced in two syllables
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An example use of brownstone in a speech by a native speaker of american english:
“… look that kind of like brownstone look …”
meanings of brownstone
noun:
- A row house built of brownstone, especially in New York City. [[Image:Wolfe-NWM-Brownstone.jpg|right|thumb|300px|A Manhattan brownstone]].
- A variety of brown to red-brown sandstone once popular as a building material.
brownstone frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR
the word brownstone occurs in english on average 0.5 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.
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