how to pronounce housewives
/ˈhaʊsˌwaɪvz/
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housewives is pronounced in two syllables
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An example use of housewives in a speech by a native speaker of american english:
“… to say to call them housewives sounds …”
meanings of housewives
noun:
- Plural of housewife.
housewives frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR
the word housewives occurs in english on average 2.6 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.
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