how to pronounce alibi

/ˈæl.ɪ.baɪ/

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alibi is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… biology as an alibi for political …”

meaning of alibi

Alibi means an excuse or justification for a crime.

alibi frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word alibi occurs in english on average 1.7 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 alibi 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 alibi can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;