Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

second-language acquisition

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.18 in modern English

Syllables
sec-ond-lan-guage ac-qui-si-tion
IPA
41
Scrabble Score
25
Letters
7
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the process through which individuals learn a second language.

Uncountable

Usage

Questions

What does second-language acquisition mean?
the process through which individuals learn a second language.

How to pronounce second-language acquisition

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