how to pronounce compact

/kəmˈpækt/

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compact is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… several years ago when I was compact hug …”

meaning of compact

Compact means a small, tightly-packed, and dense mass of something.

compact frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word compact occurs in english on average 16.3 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.

topics compact 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 compact can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;