how to pronounce dignitary

/ˈdɪɡ.nɪ.təɹ.i/

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dignitary is pronounced in four syllables

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

“… was welcomed as a visiting dignitary by …”

meanings of dignitary

noun:

An important or influential person, or one of high rank or position.

adjective:

Relating to dignity.

dignitary frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word dignitary occurs in english on average 0.1 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 dignitary 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 dignitary can be often used in the following areas:

1) people, society, and culture;