how to pronounce latitude

/la.ti.tyd/

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latitude is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… grande latitude dans le choix du ton et …”

meanings of latitude

noun:

Freedom.
The distance from a place to the equator measured in degrees on the meridian; parallel viewing.
Expansion, breadth.
The angle with a plane parallel to the ecliptic, the straight line that passes through a heavenly body and a particular centre on this plane.
Different areas under a given temperature due to their greater or lesser distance from the equator.

latitude frequency in french - C2 level of CEFR

the word latitude occurs in french on average 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.