how to pronounce midas

/ˈmaɪdəs/

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midas is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… includes Midas touch based on molecular …”

meanings of midas

name:

A king who sought and was for a while granted the cherished but subtly dangerous magical power to turn anything he touched into gold.

noun:

A very large champagne bottle (named after the King) with the capacity of about 30 liters, equivalent to 40 standard bottles.

midas frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word midas occurs in english on average 0.7 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.