how to pronounce permafrost

/ˈpɜː.mə.fɹɒst/

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permafrost is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… siberia saw a layer of permafrost melt …”

meanings of permafrost

noun:

Permanently frozen ground, or a specific layer thereof.

permafrost frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word permafrost occurs in english on average 0.3 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 permafrost 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 permafrost can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;