how to pronounce consort

/kənˈsɔːt/

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consort is pronounced in two syllables

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kənsɔːt

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

“… and her consort honoree FEMEN councillor …”

meanings of consort

noun:

  1. The spouse of a monarch.
  2. A group or company, especially of musicians playing the same type of instrument.
  3. A husband, wife, companion or partner.
  4. A ship accompanying another.
  5. Harmony of sounds; concert, as of musical instruments.
  6. Association or partnership.

verb:

  1. To associate or keep company (with).
  2. To be in agreement.

name:

  1. A village in Alberta, Canada.

consort frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word consort occurs in english on average 2.1 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 consort 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 consort can be often used in the following areas:

1) leisure and entertainment;

2) people, society, and culture;

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