how to pronounce obsidian

/ɒbˈsɪd.i.ən/

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obsidian is pronounced in four syllables

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

“… the finding of obsidian weapons as …”

meanings of obsidian

noun:

A type of black glass produced by volcanoes.

adjective:

Black.

obsidian frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word obsidian occurs in english on average 0.5 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 obsidian 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 obsidian can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;