how to pronounce genius
/ˈdʒiː.ni.əs/
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the above transcription of genius is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.
genius is pronounced in three syllables
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An example use of genius in a speech by a native speaker of british english:
“… william cedars was a genius on par with …”
meaning of genius
Genius is a person who is exceptionally intelligent.
genius frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR
the word genius occurs in english on average 11.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.
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