how to pronounce attire

/əˈtaɪəɹ/

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attire is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… locals dress up in Edwardian attire as …”

meaning of attire

Attire is the clothing worn by a person.

attire frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word attire occurs in english on average 1.2 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.