how to pronounce forefather

/ˈfɔːɹˌfɑːðɚ/

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the above transcription of forefather 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.

forefather is pronounced in three syllables

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example pitch curve for pronunciation of forefather

fɔːɹfɑːðɚ

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

“… and is seen as a forefather of the …”

meanings of forefather

noun:

  1. Cultural ancestor; one who originated an idea or tradition.
  2. Ancestor.^Wp.

forefather frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word forefather occurs in english on average 0.2 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 forefather 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 forefather can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;

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