how to pronounce alcohol

/ˈæl.kə.hɒl/

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alcohol is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of alcohol in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

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meaning of alcohol

Alcohol is a type of drink that contains ethanol, which is a type of alcohol.

alcohol frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word alcohol occurs in english on average 30.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.