how to pronounce savage

/ˈsæv.ɪdʒ/

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savage is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… afterwards don't be a savage or as …”

meaning of savage

Savage means wild, uncivilized, and brutal.

savage frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word savage occurs in english on average 11.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics savage 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 savage can be often used in the following areas:

1) people, society, and culture;