how to pronounce coarse

/ˈkɔːɹs/

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coarse is pronounced in one syllable

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ɔː

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

“… fact that coarse whole wheat flour will …”

meaning of coarse

Coarse means rough, not smooth.

coarse frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word coarse occurs in english on average 4.5 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.

topics coarse 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 coarse can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) life, nature, and living environment;