how to pronounce diamond

/ˈdaɪmənd/

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diamond is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… halo style diamond ring worth 5 000 …”

meanings of diamond

noun:

The infield of a baseball field.
The entire field of play used in the game.
The size of type between brilliant and pearl, standardized as 4+^1⁄2-point.
A gemstone made from this mineral. The dozen loose diamonds sparkled in the light.
Something that resembles a diamond.
A very pale blue color/colour.
The polyiamond made up of two triangles.
A ring containing a diamond.
A glimmering glass-like mineral that is an allotrope of carbon in which each atom is surrounded by four others in the form of a tetrahedron.
A size of type, standardised as 4+^1⁄2 point.
A card of the diamonds suit.
A rhombus, especially when oriented so that its longer axis is vertical.

adjective:

Made of, or containing diamond, a diamond or diamonds.
First-rate; excellent.
Of, relating to, or being a sixtieth anniversary.
Of, relating to, or being a seventy-fifth anniversary.

name:

A female given name from English of modern usage, from the name of the gem.
A surname.

verb:

To adorn with or as if with diamonds.

diamond frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word diamond occurs in english on average 16.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

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

1) leisure and entertainment;