how to pronounce feminine

/ˈfɛmənən/

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the above transcription of feminine is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

feminine is pronounced in three syllables

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video examples of feminine pronunciation

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

“… the woman has a feminine role you know …”

meaning of feminine

Feminine means having qualities that are typically associated with women.

feminine frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word feminine occurs in english on average 12.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.