how to pronounce uncanny
/ʌnˈkæniː/
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uncanny is pronounced in three syllables
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An example use of uncanny in a speech by a native speaker of american english:
“… started to get a bit uncanny eliciting …”
meaning of uncanny
Unusual, strange, or surprising.
uncanny frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR
the word uncanny occurs in english on average 3.2 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 uncanny 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 uncanny can be often used in the following areas:
1) communication, information, and media;
2) leisure and entertainment;
3) people, society, and culture;
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