how to pronounce tonsillitis
/ˌtɒn.sɪˈlaɪ.təs/
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tonsillitis is pronounced in four syllables
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video examples of tonsillitis pronunciation
An example use of tonsillitis in a speech by a native speaker of british english:
“… came in with tonsillitis then we …”
meanings of tonsillitis
noun:
- Inflammation of the tonsils.
tonsillitis frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR
the word tonsillitis 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.
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