how to pronounce emerald

/ˈɛmɹəld/

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emerald is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… I'm gonna do like a green emerald II …”

meanings of emerald

noun:

A size of type between nonpareil and minion, standardized as 6½-point.
Emerald green, a colour.
Any of various species of dragonfly of the family Corduliidae.
Any hummingbird in the genera Chlorostilbon and Elvira; and some in the genus Amazilia.
Any of various green gemstones, especially a green transparent form of beryl, highly valued as a precious stone.

name:

A female given name from English.
A town in Queensland, Australia.

adjective:

Of a rich green colour.

verb:

To ornament with, or as if with, emeralds; to make green.

emerald frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word emerald occurs in english on average 3.4 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 emerald 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 emerald can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;