how to pronounce sideburns

/ˈsaɪd.bɜːnz/

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sideburns is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… duty his hair and sideburns were shorn …”

meanings of sideburns

noun:

Facial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin.

sideburns frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word sideburns occurs in english on average 0.3 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.