how to pronounce особь

/ˈosəpʲ/

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особь is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… что в раннем возрасте особь выступает ну …”

meanings of особь

noun:

Individual, person.

особь frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word особь occurs in russian on average 1.5 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.