how to pronounce barbarism
/ˈbɑː.bə.ɹɪ.zəm/
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barbarism is pronounced in four syllables
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An example use of barbarism in a speech by a native speaker of british english:
“… it is truly horrific barbarism we had …”
meanings of barbarism
noun:
- The condition of existing barbarically.
- A barbaric act.
- An error in language use within a single word, such as a mispronunciation.
- A word hybridizing Ancient Greek and Latin or other heterogeneous roots.
barbarism frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR
the word barbarism occurs in english on average 1 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 barbarism 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 barbarism can be often used in the following areas:
1) communication, information, and media;
2) education, science, and technology;
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