how to pronounce elixir

/iˈlɪk.səɹ/

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elixir is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… magic oil crystal elixir which is …”

meaning of elixir

Elixir is a liquid that is said to have healing properties.

elixir frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word elixir occurs in english on average 0.5 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 elixir 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 elixir can be often used in the following areas:

1) food and health;