how to pronounce segue

/ˈsɛɡ.wɛɪ/

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segue is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… an obvious segue into news but I'm not …”

meanings of segue

verb:

To make a smooth transition from one theme to another.
To play a sequence of records with no talk between them.
To move smoothly from one state or subject to another.

noun:

An instance of segueing, a transition.

segue frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word segue 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 segue 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 segue can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;