how to pronounce thespian

/ˈθɛspiːən/

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thespian is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… a thespian a big musical theater fan as …”

meanings of thespian

noun:

An actor or player.
A person from the ancient Greek city of Thespiae.

adjective:

Of, or relating to drama and acting; dramatic, theatrical.

thespian frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word thespian occurs in english on average 0.4 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 thespian 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 thespian can be often used in the following areas:

1) education, science, and technology;

2) leisure and entertainment;

3) people, society, and culture;