how to pronounce explicit

/ɪkˈsplɪsət/

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explicit is pronounced in three syllables

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ɪksplɪsət

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

“… and to be explicit there if jupiter …”

meanings of explicit

adjective:

  1. Very specific, clear, or detailed.
  2. Containing material (e.g. language or film footage) that might be deemed offensive or graphic.

phrase:

  1. Used at the conclusion of a book to indicate the end.

explicit frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word explicit occurs in english on average 5.4 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 explicit 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 explicit can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

words with pronunciation similar to explicit

expressedexpresses

words that rhyme with explicit

illicit

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