how to pronounce umbilical
/ʌmˈbɪl.ɪkəl/
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umbilical is pronounced in three syllables
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An example use of umbilical in a speech by a native speaker of british english:
“… obtained from the umbilical cord which …”
meaning of umbilical
Umbilical cord is a cord that connects the fetus to the placenta.
umbilical frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR
the word umbilical occurs in english on average 1.2 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 umbilical 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 umbilical can be often used in the following areas:
1) life, nature, and living environment;
2) transport and travel;
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