how to pronounce touchstone
/ˈtʌtʃˌstoʊn/
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touchstone is pronounced in two syllables
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An example use of touchstone in a speech by a native speaker of american english:
“… that was the touchstone for bringing on …”
meanings of touchstone
noun:
- A standard of comparison or evaluation.
- A stone used to check the quality of gold alloys by rubbing them to leave a visible trace.
name:
- A surname.
touchstone frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR
the word touchstone 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.
topics touchstone 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 touchstone can be often used in the following areas:
1) communication, information, and media;
2) education, science, and technology;
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