how to pronounce deluge

/ˈdɛljudʒ/

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deluge is pronounced in two syllables

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dɛljudʒ

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

“… as a deluge we talked about it in liquid …”

meanings of deluge

noun:

  1. An overwhelming amount of something; anything that overwhelms or causes great destruction.
  2. A damage control system on navy warships which is activated by excessive temperature within the Vertical Launching System.
  3. A great flood or rain.

verb:

  1. To flood with water.
  2. To overwhelm.

name:

  1. The Biblical flood during the time of Noah.

deluge frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word deluge occurs in english on average 1.4 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 deluge 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 deluge can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) life, nature, and living environment;

words with pronunciation similar to deluge

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