how to pronounce ирония

/ɪˈronʲɪjə/

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ирония is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of ирония in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… какая-то горькая ирония в том что умерла …”

meanings of ирония

noun:

Irony.

ирония frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word ирония occurs in russian on average 3.5 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.