how to pronounce ensign

/ˈɛnsən/

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ensign is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… on a rock or an ensign on a hill but …”

meaning of ensign

Ensign is a military rank.

ensign frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word ensign occurs in english on average 0.8 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.

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

1) business and work;

2) transport and travel;