how to pronounce masculine

/ˈmæs.kjə.lɪn/

audio example by a male speaker

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the above transcription of masculine 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.

masculine is pronounced in three syllables

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video examples of masculine pronunciation

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

“… a masculine brand so you can never have …”

meaning of masculine

Masculine means having qualities that are typically associated with men.

masculine frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word masculine occurs in english on average 7.1 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.