how to pronounce nosegay

/ˈnəʊz.ɡɛɪ/

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nosegay is pronounced in two syllables

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nəʊzɡɛɪ

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meanings of nosegay

noun:

  1. A small bunch of fragrant flowers or herbs tied in a bundle, often presented as a gift; nosegays were originally intended to be put to the nose for the pleasant sensation or to mask unpleasant odours.
  2. An aroma, a scent.

nosegay frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word nosegay occurs in english on average 0.1 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 nosegay 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 nosegay can be often used in the following areas:

1) food and health;

2) life, nature, and living environment;

words with pronunciation similar to nosegay

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