how to pronounce brass

/bɹɑːs/

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brass is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… potential philosophy of that brass of …”

meaning of brass

Brass is a type of musical instrument.

brass frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word brass occurs in english on average 15.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.