how to pronounce calcium

/kal.sjɔm/

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calcium is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of calcium in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… le redis calcium les policiers disent où …”

meanings of calcium

noun:

Calcium.

calcium frequency in french - C2 level of CEFR

the word calcium occurs in french on average 2.7 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.