how to pronounce persiflage

/ˈpɜː.sɪ.flɑːʒ/

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persiflage is pronounced in three syllables

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ɜː

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ɑː

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meanings of persiflage

noun:

Good-natured banter; raillery.
Frivolous, lighthearted discussion of a topic.

persiflage frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word persiflage occurs in english on average 0 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 persiflage 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 persiflage can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;