how to pronounce grandparents
/ˈɡɹændˌpɛɹənts/
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the above transcription of grandparents 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.
grandparents is pronounced in three syllables
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An example use of grandparents in a speech by a native speaker of american english:
“… parents or grandparents and everything …”
meanings of grandparents
noun:
- Plural of grandparent.
verb:
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of grandparent.
grandparents frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR
the word grandparents occurs in english on average 16 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.
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