how to pronounce sterile

/ˈstɛɹəl/

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sterile is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… otherwise be too sterile so that's …”

meaning of sterile

Sterile means not containing living organisms.

sterile frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word sterile occurs in english on average 2.4 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 sterile 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 sterile can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) life, nature, and living environment;

3) people, society, and culture;

4) transport and travel;