how to pronounce miscarriage
/ˈmɪsˌkæɹ.ɪdʒ/
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miscarriage is pronounced in three syllables
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An example use of miscarriage in a speech by a native speaker of british english:
“… recently had a miscarriage and had lost …”
meanings of miscarriage
noun:
- The spontaneous natural termination of a pregnancy, especially before it is viable; the fatal expulsion of a foetus from the womb before term.
- A failure; a mistake or error.
miscarriage frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR
the word miscarriage occurs in english on average 1.8 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.
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