how to pronounce dormant

/ˈdɔːɹmənt/

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dormant is pronounced in two syllables

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ɔː

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

“… Andalus were not made to lie dormant in …”

meaning of dormant

Dormant means sleeping or inactive.

dormant frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word dormant occurs in english on average 2.8 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.