how to pronounce exergue

/ɛɡ.zɛʁɡ/

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exergue is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… campagne et mettre en exergue son talon …”

meanings of exergue

noun:

Exergue (space beneath the main design on a coin or medal for an inscription).
Epigraph.
Inscription.

exergue frequency in french - C2 level of CEFR

the word exergue occurs in french on average 4.2 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.