how to pronounce pleurisy

/ˈplʊɹəsiː/

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pleurisy is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… severe pleurisy which is when the …”

meanings of pleurisy

noun:

Inflammation of lung pleura.

pleurisy frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word pleurisy occurs in english on average 0.1 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.