how to pronounce termite

/ˈtɜː.maɪt/

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termite is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… brim with termite ingenuity and …”

meaning of termite

Termites are insects that eat wood.

termite frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

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

1) life, nature, and living environment;