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general american

/ˈd͡ʒɛn.ɚ.əl əˈmɛɹ.ɪ.kən/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.18 in modern English

Syllables
gen-er-al amer-i-can
IPA
/ˈd͡ʒɛn.ɚ.əl əˈmɛɹ.ɪ.kən/
20
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The form of pronunciation of the English language considered to be typical of the United States, largely derived from a Midwestern accent.

Inflected Forms

GA (alternative, initialism) GenAm (alternative, abbreviation)

Synonyms

Standard American

Questions

How do you pronounce general american?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ɚ.əl əˈmɛɹ.ɪ.kən/.
What does general american mean?
The form of pronunciation of the English language considered to be typical of the United States, largely derived from a Midwestern accent.

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