how to pronounce firstly

/ˈfɝstliː/

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the above transcription of firstly 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.

firstly is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… tackling a book that's firstly it's a …”

meanings of firstly

adverb:

In the first place; before anything else; first.

firstly frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word firstly occurs in english on average 12.2 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.

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

1) communication, information, and media;