how to pronounce flashbulb
/ˈflæʃ.bʌlb/
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flashbulb is pronounced in two syllables
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An example use of flashbulb in a speech by a native speaker of british english:
“… flashbacks known as flashbulb memories …”
meanings of flashbulb
noun:
- A glass bulb that made a single bright flash for illumination during a photograph.
flashbulb frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR
the word flashbulb occurs in english on average 0.2 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.
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