how to pronounce dash

/ˈdæʃ/

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the above transcription of dash 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.

dash is pronounced in one syllable

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video examples of dash pronunciation

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

“… thanks to dash Lane I can control all of …”

meaning of dash

A dash is a punctuation mark that is used to indicate a break in thought.

dash frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word dash occurs in english on average 12.1 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 dash 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 dash can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;

3) transport and travel;