how to pronounce usus

/ˈuːzʊs/

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the above transcription of usus is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

usus is pronounced in two syllables

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1.

uː

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An example use of usus in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… was einfach nicht usus ist dass man auch …”

meanings of usus

noun:

Custom (long-established practice).

usus frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word usus occurs in german on average 1.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.