how to pronounce mastermind

/ˈmɑː.stə.maɪnd/

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mastermind is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… work of a mastermind criminal what if it …”

meaning of mastermind

A mastermind is a person who has a lot of power and influence.

mastermind frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word mastermind occurs in english on average 0.8 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 mastermind 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 mastermind can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;