how to pronounce pethidine

/ˈpɛθ.ɪ.diːn/

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pethidine is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… was injecting at the pethidine of course …”

meanings of pethidine

noun:

A synthetic compound used as a painkilling drug, especially for women in labor.

pethidine frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word pethidine 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.