how to pronounce ludicrous
/ˈludəkɹəs/
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ludicrous is pronounced in three syllables
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An example use of ludicrous in a speech by a native speaker of american english:
“… and this is ludicrous because the …”
meanings of ludicrous
adjective:
- Amusing by being plainly incongruous or absurd.
- Idiotic or unthinkable, often to the point of being funny.
ludicrous frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR
the word ludicrous occurs in english on average 3.8 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 ludicrous 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 ludicrous can be often used in the following areas:
1) communication, information, and media;
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