how to pronounce dj

/ˈdiːdʒɛɪ/

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dj is pronounced in two syllables

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iː

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

“… festival where shaq was doing a dj set …”

meanings of dj

noun:

Abbreviation of dinner jacket.
Abbreviation of disc jockey.

verb:

To act as a DJ (disc jockey); to play, cut and mix/blend recorded music.

name:

Dow Jones & Company.

dj frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word dj occurs in english on average 13.3 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 dj 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 dj can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) leisure and entertainment;