how to pronounce illicit

/ɪˈlɪs.ɪt/

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illicit is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… merely a glimpse and illicit peek inside …”

meanings of illicit

adjective:

Breaking social norms.
Not approved by law, but not invalid.
Unlawful.

noun:

A banned or unlawful item.

illicit frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word illicit occurs in english on average 2.8 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 illicit 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 illicit can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;