how to pronounce celluloid

/ˈsɛl.jə.lɔɪd/

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celluloid is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… we Pierce the celluloid to discover the …”

meanings of celluloid

noun:

Any of a variety of thermoplastics created from nitrocellulose and camphor, once used as photographic film.
The genre of cinema; film.

celluloid frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word celluloid 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.