how to pronounce laurel

/ˈlɔːɹəl/

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laurel is pronounced in two syllables

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ɔː

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

“… duo of Laurel and Hardy was plump and …”

meaning of laurel

Laurel is a type of tree.

laurel frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word laurel occurs in english on average 4 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 laurel 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 laurel can be often used in the following areas:

1) leisure and entertainment;