how to pronounce celibate

/ˈsɛl.ə.bət/

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celibate is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… and celibate lifestyle it's a world of …”

meanings of celibate

adjective:

Not married.
Abstaining from sexual relations and pleasures.

noun:

A celibate state; celibacy.
One who is not married, especially one who has taken a religious vow not to get married, usually because of being a member of a religious community.

verb:

To practice celibacy.

celibate frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word celibate occurs in english on average 1.1 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 celibate can be related to

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