how to pronounce epileptic

/ˌɛpɪˈlɛptɪk/

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epileptic is pronounced in four syllables

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

“… of an epileptic seizure whether it's …”

meanings of epileptic

adjective:

Of or relating to an epileptic or epileptics (epileptic people).
Of or relating to epilepsy.

noun:

A medicine for the cure of epilepsy.
A person who has epilepsy.

epileptic frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word epileptic occurs in english on average 0.4 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.