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How to pronounce “leapfrog”

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Pronunciation guide for leapfrog

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of leapfrog with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: India's Smartphone RevolutionAnd we all talk about the word "leapfrog."
Definition summary: (games) A game, often played by children, in which a player leaps like a frog over the back of another person who has stooped over. One variation of the game involves a number of people lining up in a row and bending over. The last person in the line then vaults forward over each of the others until they reach the front of the line, whereupon they also bend over. The process is then repeated.

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India's Smartphone Revolution

And we all talk about the word "leapfrog."

[Noun]
(games) A game, often played by children, in which a player leaps like a frog over the back of another person who has stooped over. One variation of the game involves a number of people lining up in a row and bending over. The last person in the line then vaults forward over each of the others until they reach the front of the line, whereupon they also bend over. The process is then repeated.
(chiefly British, law, usually attributive) The process by which a case is appealed or allowed to be appealed directly to a supreme court, bypassing an intermediate appellate court.
[Verb]
(transitive) To jump over some obstacle, as in the game of leapfrog.
(transitive) To overtake.
(intransitive) To progress.
(transitive, chiefly British, law) To appeal or allow to be appealed (a case) directly to a supreme court, bypassing an intermediate appellate court.
(transitive, military) To advance by engaging the enemy with one unit while another moves further forward.