how to pronounce opium

/ˈoːpiʊm/

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opium is pronounced in three syllables

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oː

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An example use of opium in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… bis wir unser opium bei euch rein …”

meanings of opium

noun:

Opium.

opium frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word opium occurs in german on average 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.