how to pronounce nickname

/ˈnɪk.nɛɪm/

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nickname is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… he gains a nickname hide the pain Herald …”

meanings of nickname

noun:

A familiar, shortened or diminutive name for a person or thing.
A familiar, invented name for a person or thing used instead of the actual name of the person or thing, often based on some noteworthy characteristic.

verb:

To give a nickname to (a person or thing).

nickname frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word nickname occurs in english on average 3.5 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 nickname 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 nickname can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;