how to pronounce morphine

/ˈmɔːɹfiːn/

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morphine is pronounced in two syllables

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ɔː

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iː

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

“… the hospital and given morphine for her …”

meaning of morphine

Morphine is a drug that is used to relieve pain.

morphine frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word morphine occurs in english on average 1.6 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.