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How to pronounce “byword”
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Pronunciation guide for byword
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of byword with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 4 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Carl Honore: In praise of slowness 20 minutes
It's a byword for "lazy," "slacker,"
- Definition summary
- A proverb or proverbial expression, common saying; a frequently used word or phrase.
Example 1 of 4
How to pronounce byword
Carl Honore: In praise of slowness 20 minutes
It's a byword for "lazy," "slacker,"
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “byword”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- A proverb or proverbial expression, common saying; a frequently used word or phrase.
- A characteristic word or expression; a word or phrase associated with a person or group.
- Someone or something that stands as an example (i.e. metonymically) for something else, by having some of that something's characteristic traits.
- An object of notoriety or contempt, scorn or derision.
- A nickname or epithet.
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