how to pronounce dots

/ˈdɑːts/

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dots is pronounced in one syllable

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ɑː

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

“… if you imagine some dots on the surface …”

meanings of dots

noun:

Plural of DOT.
Plural of dot.
A punctuation mark consisting of three dots, indicating an omission of some text or a sentence which wasn't fully finished, an ellipsis.

verb:

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dot.

dots frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word dots occurs in english on average 15.9 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 dots 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 dots can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;