how to pronounce downstairs
/ˌdaʊnˈstɛəz/
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downstairs is pronounced in three syllables
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An example use of downstairs in a speech by a native speaker of british english:
“… found downstairs on the sofa the accused …”
meaning of downstairs
Downstairs is the lower level of a building.
downstairs frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR
the word downstairs occurs in english on average 19.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.
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