how to pronounce rigmarole

/ˈɹɪɡ.mə.ɹəʊl/

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rigmarole is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… invalidate the whole rigmarole of course …”

meanings of rigmarole

noun:

Nonsense; confused and incoherent talk.
A long and complicated procedure that seems tiresome or pointless.

adjective:

Prolix; tedious.

rigmarole frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word rigmarole occurs in english on average 0.4 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 rigmarole 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 rigmarole can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;