how to pronounce heyday

/ˈhɛɪ.dɛɪ/

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heyday is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… in the heyday of evolutionary embryology …”

meanings of heyday

noun:

A period of success, popularity, or power; prime.
An exultation of the spirits; gaiety; frolic.

interjection:

An expression of frolic and exultation, and sometimes of wonder.
A lively greeting.

heyday frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word heyday occurs in english on average 2.4 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 heyday 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 heyday can be often used in the following areas:

1) leisure and entertainment;

2) people, society, and culture;