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How to pronounce “carnation

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Pronunciation guide for carnation

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of carnation with real speech in context.
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Real speech example
For Single Mothers Working as Train Conductorsconvoluted, mawkish, carnation, jubilation,
Definition summary
(botany) A type of Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its flowers.

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How to pronounce carnation

For Single Mothers Working as Train Conductors

convoluted, mawkish, carnation, jubilation,

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “carnation

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • (botany) A type of Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its flowers.
  • The type of flower they bear, originally flesh-coloured, but since hybridizing found in a variety of colours.
  • A rosy pink colour
  • (archaic, now especially heraldry) The pinkish colors used in art to render human face and flesh
  • A scarlet colour.
  • [Adjective]
  • Of a rosy pink or red colour.
  • (archaic) Of a human flesh color.

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Similar Sounds

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